Curent Project: Krzysztof Kieslowski

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

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