YI YI

A late masterpiece of the Taiwanese “New Wave” of the 1980s and 1990s in a newly restored version. Edward Yang unfolds the portrait of a Taiwanese middle-class family as a reflection on responsibility, loss, and transience. The narrative connects the minute and the massive, intimate moments with sweeping social changes, without moralizing. Moments of humor and silence stand alongside existential insights. In the end, a feeling of melancholy and consolation remains. YI YI has just been included in the New York Times’ list of the 100 best films of the 21st century.