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YI YI

EDWARD YANG | TAIWAN, JAPAN | 2000 | 173 MIN | NR | MANDARIN, MIN NAN, HOKKIEN, ENGLISH, JAPANESE, FRENCH

Part of the Sight and Sound 100 series
BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #91

In Taipei lives the Jians’, a middle-class family brewing with an array of personal dilemmas in Edward Yang’s 2001 narrative epic into the human condition that roars with emotion in even the most delicate of moments.

Cast: Nien-Jen Wu, Elaine Jin, Issei Ogata

Sight and Sound 100 – Once a decade, Sight and Sound magazine releases the coveted critic’s poll for The Greatest Films of All Time. The 100 films and their rankings may cause joy, pain, or perplexity in many film aficionados, but always sparks passionate conversations. Join PFS as we embark on the journey together and screen all 100 films from the 2022 list, counting down, in order throughout the entire year. So by next year you’ll know where you stand.