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Yi yi, A one and a two..., 1+2 Seisaku Iinkai presents ; an Atom Films production ; a film by Edward Yang ; producers, Kawai Shinya, Tsukeda Naoko ; written and directed by Edward Yang

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Yi yi

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1+2 Seisaku Iinkai presents ; an Atom Films production ; a film by Edward Yang ; producers, Kawai Shinya, Tsukeda Naoko ; written and directed by Edward Yang

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A one and a two...

With the runaway international acclaim for this film, Taiwanese director Edward Yang could no longer be called Asian cinema's best-kept secret. 'Yi Yi' swiftly follows a middle-class family in Taipei over the course of one year, beginning with a wedding and ending with a funeral. Whether chronicling middle-aged father NJ's tenuous flirtations with an old flame or precocious young son Yang-Yang's attempts at capturing reality with his beloved camera, Yang imbues every gorgeous frame with a deft, humane clarity. Warm, sprawling, and dazzling, this intimate epic is one of the undisputed masterworks of the new cinema

Special features: Audio commentary by writer-director Edward Yang and noted Asian-cinema critic Tony Rayns -- "Everyday realities" : new video interview with Rayns about Yang and the New Taiwan Cinema movement -- U.S. theatrical trailer

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