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Edward Yang's 2000 masterpiece (also known as A One and a Two ) is a three-hour Taiwanese drama that manages to feel like a complete lifetime. It follows the Jian family in Taipei, beginning with a wedding and ending with a funeral, capturing the full spectrum of human experience—from the first flickers of adolescent love to middle-age spiritual crises and the quiet approach of death. The Core Premise

The film can be streamed via The Criterion Channel or purchased on Prime Video . Yi Yi Around the World | Current - The Criterion Collection Edward Yang's 2000 masterpiece (also known as A

Yang uses a distanced, precise camera to observe his characters through windows and reflections, creating a sense of both profound isolation and deep connection. Yi Yi Around the World | Current -

Meaning "one by one" in Mandarin, the title is written as two vertical lines ( 一一 ) that resemble the character for the number two ( 二 ), reflecting the film's theme of symmetry and dual perspectives. Widely considered one of the greatest films ever

Drifts through the guilt and confusion of her first romantic experiences.

Widely considered one of the greatest films ever made, Yi Yi currently sits in the top 100 of the Sight & Sound critics' poll. It is celebrated not for dramatic twists, but for its relenting honesty regarding the "mundanity" of life, which Yang transforms into something luminous and essential.

A young boy who begins photographing the backs of people's heads because, as he explains, they can't see that part of the truth for themselves. Artistic Elements