Curent Project: Krzysztof Kieslowski

As “Yi Yi” reaches its final chapter, we end as we began, at a large family gathering. This time everyone dressed in black. People congregate in small groups. We see conversations at the same discreet distance we’ve watched most of the film. Min-Min pours tea for a group of

The most difficult task in bringing “Yi Yi” in for a landing is reconciling NJ and Min-Min. This is especially tricky because Min-Min left after her big, dramatic scene and has been absent since. It’s also challenging because the characters didn’t leave on bad terms, just disconnected ones.

Edward Yang’s third film “Terrorizers” had a stunning final act which consisted of two different endings for a character at the end of his rope. In interviews, Yang often said that both endings of “Terrorizers” are true, which isn’t a factual statement but an emotional one. It’s

I wrote a couple essays back that the rest of the film belongs to Yang-Yang, but that was getting a bit ahead of myself … these next two segments are mostly about Ting-Ting. In fact, they are the most typically dramatic elements of the film. It’s interesting that “Yi Yi”

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