Synopsis
Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.
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Cast
- Wu Nien-jenN.J.
- Issey OgataMr. Ota
- Elaine JinMin-Min
- Kelly LeeTing-Ting
- Jonathan ChangYang-Yang
- Hsi-Sheng ChenA-Di
- Su-Yun KoSherry Chang-Breitner
- Tao Chuang ChengDada
- Shu-shen HsiaoXiao-Yan
- Adriene LinLili
Recommendations
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
Wise, delicate and impeccably performed, Yi Yi is a three- hour drama that looks at one middle-class family in transition -- and does so with such a kind and probing eye that we all see our lives reflected through Yang's lens. - 100
Christian Science Monitor
Yang favors a gentle and introspective style that shows how deep and strong everyday emotions can run. A memorable treat. - 90
Chicago Reader
Yang seems to miss nothing as he interweaves shifting viewpoints and poignant emotional refrains. - 90
Rolling Stone
A marvel of delicacy and humor. - 90
L.A. Weekly
Generous, soulful film. - 90
Los Angeles Times
Wonderfully humanistic film. Yi Yi investigates the entire melody of life. - 90
Newsweek
One of the year's best: a rich, funny, enormously humane portrait of a middle-class Taipei family in the throes of romantic, economic and spiritual upheaval. - 90
Film.com
More than a family saga, this is a family meditation.
