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Yi Yi

Movie
2000
2h 53m
Mandarin
Drama
Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.
Rating
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8.2
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Yi Yi (2000) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
96

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Kelly Lee
Ting-Ting
SuYun Ko
Sherry Chang-Breitner
Hsu ShuYuan
Mrs. Jiang
Wu Jie
Wu Jie
MeiYun Yu
N.J.'s Neighbor
ChiTung Yu
Xiao-Yan's Uncle
LiHua Chen
Lili's English Teacher
Chen Yiwen
Police Officer
Directed By: Edward Yang
Written By: Edward Yang

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Random Cinephile says...
8 years ago
Masterpiece movie, a quiet meditation on the meaning of life, passing of time, family drama, need for communication, life, death. A movie that flows so natural, it switches to each members of a middle-classed Taiwanese family, capturing the beauty of life, through the surprises they will encounter every day.
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The_Argentinian says...
5 months ago
I had high expectations after seeing all the praise. I'm disappointed. I like movies about life itself (I recently rewatched Boyhood for the third time) but I didn't find any of these characters interesting and worth following for 3 hours. I also had trouble telling them apart. Touching ending, though.
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przvl says...
4 weeks ago
Yi Yi is a film of stunning visual beauty, narrative depth, and quiet reflection. For someone unfamiliar with Edward Yang’s work, its complexity and beauty can be an unexpected revelation. Yang’s mastery of framing, light, and color is unmatched, but what truly stands out is how he weaves these elements with a deeper understanding of life’s intricacies. At first glance, Yi Yi feels like a calm and serene film—a work by a director who has let go of youthful anger and found inner peace. However, a closer look reveals a much more layered experience. Yang masterfully balances a wide range of emotions, never letting one overshadow the others. What makes Yi Yi truly remarkable is how it captures a universal feeling: that despite differences in culture, time, or place, you’re witnessing something entirely unique. At its core, the film is about the search for connection, understanding, and meaning in life’s chaotic yet poetic rhythm. It doesn’t provide easy answers but instead invites you to reflect on your own relationships and experiences.
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2016moonlight says...
2 years ago
Yesterday was my grandma’s 90th birthday and we’re all celebrating it at lunch today. I had no idea what this movie was about but it somehow happened that after having it on my watchlist for months I finally watched it across these two days. “We live three times as long since man invented movies,” might mean that we get to live other people’s lives through the images on screen, but I think what it actually means is that, through movies, we just learn to live our own life three times as intensely. Happy birthday, grandma :heart:
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