Curent Project: Krzysztof Kieslowski

The movie is still living in the shadow of the trip to Tokyo, and also what happened in Taipei while NJ was away. Before we catch up some more with Yang-Yang, Ting-Ting and A-Di, it’s important to reflect on those past scenes. Both NJ and Ota did something very

This is a short segment of “Yi Yi” that could be overlooked or forgotten easily. I could imagine that if Edward Yang brought his nearly 3 hour epic to a Hollywood studio, they’d immediately identify these scenes as ones that could be cut or shortened. But Yang is working

The last segment focused on Sherry’s disappointment and sadness. That image of Sherry crying while looking out at the Tokyo skyline at night, the back of her head to us, is the last we’ll see of the character. I posed the question yesterday: if NJ understands Sherry better

This part of “Yi Yi” could stand alone as a short-film within the film. It’s an examination of how two people could want each other — with mutual love — but have incompatible goals. The usual trick in a film is to make the central character the one who yearns with

It’s painful to watch what Ting-Ting has to go through in this segment. During her first date with Fatty, Ting-Ting declared that if you’re nice to people, they’ll be nice to you in return. She’s a sheltered girl trying to step into a woman’s world,

There are two images from this segment that stand out. They both concern children at inflection points. We haven’t checked in with Yang-Yang for a long time, so it’s good to see him again. He doesn’t speak in these scenes, but is very busy. First, he shows