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Taiwan10 Essential Films from TaiwanStop 3 of 10

Yi Yi

一一

2000

Across the ordinary joys and quiet crises of a middle-class Taipei family — a father at a crossroads, a lovelorn daughter, a philosophical little boy with a camera — this expansive drama finds the whole of life. Edward Yang's serene, humane masterpiece.

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Edward Yang's Taiwanese family epic about Taipei middle-class life across generations.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Taiwan

This film is stop 3 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Taiwan. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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