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Yi Yi

Film · 2000 · Edward Yang

A year in the life of a middle-class Taipei family, from a wedding to a funeral, seen partly through the eyes of an eight-year-old.

Type

Film

Released

2000

Director

Edward Yang

Length

173 min · An evening or two

Original title

一一

Critics' average

89/100 across 4 published scores

Genres

Drama · Family drama · Character study

What it feels like

Everyday life & routine · Family · Mortality & meaning · Coming of age · Contemplative · Melancholic

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