A'Why is the world so different from what we think it is?'
1966, Taiwan
11 June 1971, Osaka, Japan
3 December 1961, Taiwan
12 November 1970, Tainan, Taiwan
22 February 1952, Fukuoka, Japan
30 August 1968, Evansville, Indiana, USA
24 July 1968, Hualien, Taiwan
December 15, 2010
Blending the Coen Brothers' karmic rubicon with Robert Altman's ensemble heart, "Yi Yi" scratches the identifiable itch to reach out for what we've loved, set free and had come back, perhaps still not meant to be: jobs, lovers, freedoms, opportunities.
May 08, 2001
A marvel of delicacy and humor.
April 26, 2001
This intimate family portrait peels away layer after layer of unspoken truth and hidden life.
May 21, 2001
Life-affirming in the most genuine, respectful and least mechanical sense.
March 22, 2001
Keenly observed.
March 31, 2008
Every beat and every image and every cut and every note feels like a part of a whole. It is a total movie.
January 15, 2005
The final moments left me thunderstruck, as deeply moved as I've ever been by a film. Yi Yi accumulates moments of truth and insight until it glows with importance.
August 21, 2009
A heartfelt and involving family drama to which even the most subtitle-wary moviegoer could relate.
December 29, 2009
One of the best films of the decade, Yi Yi, Edward Yang's most accessible (and very last) film is a fluent, charming and precise family portrait that celebrates ordinary life with all its joys and chaos.
May 14, 2001
The artistry is undeniable -- tough insights blended with graceful compassion, gloomy certainties flecked with rays of hope.
March 02, 2001
A five-course meal of a movie, with drinks, for mature moviegoers for whom most films have come to resemble brainless carnival rides, not works of art.
