Yi Yi Reviews

Yi Yi Review
by Dennis Schwartz
YI YI (A ONE AND A TWO) (director/writer: Edward Yang; cinematographer: Yang Weihan; editor: Chen Bowen; cast: Jonathan Chang (Yang-Yang), Yupang Chang (Fatty), Chen Xisheng (A-Di), Elaine Jin (Min-Min), Ke Suyun (Sherry Chang-Breitner), Kelly Lee...more

Yi Yi Review
by Laura Clifford
Winner of the Best Director award at this year's Cannes Film Festival, "Yi Yi (A One and a Two)" is a broad, philosophical look at modern life in Taiwan. NJ (Nien-Jen Wu, writer/director of "A Borrowed Life") is a middle aged father of two who's facing...more

Yi Yi Review
by Robin Clifford
NJ Jian (Wu Nienjen) is at a mid-life crossroads but doesn't know it. His family suffers through one crisis after another and his business, prosperous only a year ago, is on the brink of bankruptcy. He is beginning to question the direction his life has...more

Yi Yi Review
by Ross Anthony
"Yi Yi, which literally translates to 'one-one' means 'individually' in Chinese. This signifies the film's portrayal of life through each individual member at each representing age from birth to death. 'A One and a Two and a...' is what's always muttered...more