| Yi Yi | |
|---|---|
 French theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Edward Yang |
| Written by | Edward Yang |
| Produced by | Shinya Kawai |
| Starring | Wu Nien-jen Elaine Jin Issey Ogata Kelly Lee Jonathan Chang Hsi-Sheng Chen Su-Yun Ko Lawrence Ko |
| Cinematography | Wei-han Yang |
| Edited by | Bo-Wen Chen |
| Music by | Kai-Li Peng |
| Distributed by | Kuzui Enterprises |
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Running time | 173 minutes |
| Countries | Taiwan Japan |
| Languages | Mandarin Taiwanese Japanese English |
Yi Yi (Chinese: 一一; pinyin: Yī Yī; lit. 'one one'; subtitled A One and a Two) is a 2000 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Edward Yang. It centers on the struggles of an engineer, NJ (played by Wu Nien-jen), and three generations of his middle-class Taiwanese family in Taipei.
The film's title means "one by one", or "one after another". When written in vertical alignment, the two strokes resemble the character for "two": 二.
Yi Yi premiered on May 14, 2000, at the 53rd Cannes Film Festival, where Yang won the Best Director Award.[1] The film has received acclaim and is often regarded as one of the greatest films of the 21st century.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Yi Yi: A One and a Two". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ "21st Century (Full List)". They Shoot Pictures, Don't They. 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "The 21st Century's 100 greatest films". BBC. August 23, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott (June 9, 2017). "The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century". NY Times. Retrieved June 9, 2017.