(Yi Yi – A One and a Two)
by Edward Yang
Japan / Taiwan 2000
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Director:
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Edward Yang | |
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Associate Producer:
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Shinya Kawai, Osamu Kunota, Naoko Tsukeda, Wei-yen Yu | |
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Production Companies:
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1+2 Seisaku Iinkai Presentation / Atom Films Production / Omega Project / Pony Canyon | |
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Screenplay:
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Edward Yang | |
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Cinematographer:
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Wei-Han Yang (Colour, 1.78:1) | |
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Editor:
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Bo-Wen Chen | |
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Music Score:
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Kai-Li Peng | |
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Production Design:
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Yu Weiyen | |
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Sound:
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Du-Che Tu | |
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Cast:
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Nien-Jen Wu (N.J.), Elaine Jin (Min-Min), Issey Ogata (Ota), Kelly Lee (Ting-Ting), Jonathan Chang (Yang-Yang), Hsi-Sheng Chen (Ah-Di), Su-Yun Ko (Sherry), Michael Tao, Shu-shen Hsiao (Hsiao Yen), Adrian Lin (Li-Li), Pang Chang Yu (Fatty), Ru-Yun Tang (Min-Min's Mother), Shu-Yuan Hsu, Hsin-Yi Tseng (Yun-Yun) | |
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Runtime:
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173 min | |
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Premiere:
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14 May 2000 (Cannes Film Festival) | |
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Awards:
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Cannes Film Festival 2000 Best Director: Edward Yang French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 2001 Critics Award Best Foreign Film Fribourg International Film Festival 2001 Grand Prix Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2000 Netpac Award Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2000 LAFCA Award Best Foreign Film National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 2001 NSFC Award Best Film New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2000 NYFCC Award Best Foreign Language Film Vancouver International Film Festival 2000 Chief Dan George Humanitarian Award |
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"Funny, sometimes shocking, always poignant, Yi Yi is a masterpiece by one of the towering figures of world cinema."
— Jonathan Crow, All-Movie Guide "Yang ... shows more humor and warmth in Yi Yi than in most of his other pictures. ... Yet the undertow of tragic separateness between the characters in Yi Yi may be even more pronounced than the divisions in his other features - a separateness the comedy may momentarily distract us from without ever diminishing." "Sans en avoir l'air, Yang creuse en profondeur. Il scanne les espoirs de ses personnages, leurs évolutions et leurs doutes, surtout leurs doutes; et ce réalisateur a une manière très personnelle de filmer ce doute. Il le matérialise en filmant le reflet dans une vitre de ses personnages en proie à ce questionnement existentiel qui ronge chacun d'entre eux." |
Film Reviews | DVD Reviews
Fox Lorber NTSC Region 0 vs. ICA Projects PAL Region 2 vs. Starmax NTSC Region 0
Thanks to yentown and dvdbeaver for the shots and comments of the Starmax transfer
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Distribution:
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Fox Lorber / Wellspring Region 0 (North America) |
ICA Projects / Manga Films Region 2 (UK) |
Starmax Region 0 (Korea) |
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Runtime:
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173:05 min | 166:11 min (+ 4% PAL Speedup = 173 min) | 173 min | |
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Video:
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1.78:1/16:9 Anamorphic WideScreen Average Bitrate: 5.84 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s Very heavy and distracting encoding jitters, artifacts and pulsations! Very likely a video source See for a detail comparison |
1.73:1/16:9 Anamorphic WideScreen Average Bitrate: 5.58 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s Encoding is somewhat better, but not perfect. Transfer seems to made from a video source |
1.85:1/16:9 Anamorphic WideScreen Average Bitrate: NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s By far the best transfer, it seems to be the only one that was made from a digital master source. Less clipping on both top and bottom of the grayscale, much more natural detail, sharper (although there is visible edge enhancement), more natural colors |
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Audio:
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Hokkien, Mandarin and English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Audio Commentary Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo The Audio Commentaries on the Fox and ICA discs are not identical |
Hokkien, Mandarin and English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Audio Commentary Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo |
Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround |
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Subtitles:
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English (removable) | English (compulsory) | English, Korean (removable) | |
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Features:
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• Audio Commentary by writer/director Edward Yang • Theatrical Trailer (1.85:1/16:9, 01:51 min) • Filmographies: Wu Nien-Jen, Elaine Jin, Edward Yang • Production Credits • Weblinks |
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Edward Yang in conversation with Tony Ryans • Extensive cast and crew biographies • Stills gallery • Original theatrical poster • Theatrical Trailer (1.33:1, 03:55 min) • Other ICA Releases: The Kingdom (1.33:1, 00:31 min), Kandahar (1.85:1/4:3, 01:44 min) |
• 3 Trailers • About The Film • Cast & Filmmaker Information |
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DVD Release Date: 8 May 2001 Keep Case Chapters: 24 DVD Encoding: NTSC Region 0 SS-DL/DVD-9 |
DVD Release Date: 24 June 2002 Keep Case Chapters: 24 DVD Encoding: PAL Region 2 SS-DL/DVD-9 |
DVD Release Date: Keep Case Chapters: DVD Encoding: NTSC Region 0 SS-DL/DVD-9 |
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Also available from TV1 Vidéo in France. 1.78:1/16:9 / Languages: Mandarin DD 2.0 SR • Français DD 2.0 SR / Subtitles: Français / Suppl.: A propos d'Edward Yang • Interview with the director • Theatrical Trailer
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Frame 1: Menu
(FoxLorber left, ICA right, Starmax below)
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Frame 2
(FoxLorber left, ICA right, Starmax below)
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Frame 3
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Frame 4
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Frame 5
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Frame 6
(FoxLorber left, ICA right, Starmax below)
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Very heavy and distracting encoding jitters, jumping straight edges,
artifacts and pulsations on the FoxLorber transfer.
Notice the blurred contours of the running boy.
Or the smeary, lacking definition in the moving, pulsating foilage.
Click to enlarge to original NTSC frame size 851x479
Slightly better encoding, but still many artifacts on the ICA Projects transfer.
And notice the strong moiré in the moving foilage indicating a composite, non-anamorphic source.
Click to enlarge to original PAL frame size 1024x576
Starmax R0 offers by far the best transfer, it seems to be the only one of the three tested
that was made from a digital master source. Less clipping on both top and bottom of the grayscale,
much more natural detail, sharper (although there is visible edge enhancement), more natural colors
Click to enlarge to original NTSC frame size 853x480
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FoxLorber R0
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ICA Projects R2
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Starmax R0
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Average Bitrate Region 1:
5.84 mb/s
Average Bitrate Region 2:
5.58 mb/s
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Last update: 4 Sep 2002