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Yi Yi
Yi Yi

Yi Yi

September 20, 2000· 2h 54m
Directed by
Cinemagraphs Score8.2

A Taipei family faces personal and moral uncertainty as everyday events test their relationships and sense of purpose.

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15 reviews·Last updated 4mo ago
Peak Moment

Yang-Yang delivers intimate monologue at grandmother's funeral shrine

9.8at 2h 47m
Lowest Moment

A-Di faces failed investment and gets kicked out

7.0at 55m
Biggest Swing

The film rises from A-Di's mundane financial subplot to Yang-Yang's transcendent photography sequences, showing Yang's mastery in elevating everyday moments.

Yi Yi sustains an exceptionally high level of emotional resonance across its entire runtime, with reviewers praising the way its understated, unhurried scenes gradually coalesce into something profoundly affecting. The film reaches its zenith with Yang-Yang's character arc and closing eulogy, which critics uniformly hailed as pure cinematic poetry. Even its lowest-scoring sections earn strong marks, a testament to the film's overall command of the slice-of-life form.

15 reviews analyzed|Sources: Imdb
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Wedding reception where NJ encounters ex-girlfriend Sherry
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Min-Min's mother suffers stroke and falls into coma
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Min-Min becomes depressed and leaves for Buddhist retreat
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A-Di faces failed investment and gets kicked out⬇ Lowest moment
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Yang-Yang starts taking photographs to show unseen perspectives
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NJ phones Sherry apologizing for leaving thirty years ago
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Sherry breaks down when NJ rejects starting new life
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