What Time Is It There?

What Time Is It There? is a 2001 film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It stars Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-chyi, and Lu Yi-Ching.

What Time Is It There?
Traditional你那邊幾點
Simplified你那边几点
MandarinNǐ nà biān jǐ diǎn
LiterallyWhat time is it there?
Directed byTsai Ming-liang
Produced byBruno Pesery
Written byTsai Ming-liang
Yang Pi-ying
StarringLee Kang-sheng
Chen Shiang-chyi
Lu Yi-Ching
Distributed byWinStar Cinema (United States)
Release date
September 29, 2001 (United States)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin
French
Taiwanese
English

Plot

The film tells two parallel stories, one about the life of a street vendor (Lee) following the death of his father; the other about a woman he meets briefly (Chen) as she heads off on a trip of uncertain duration to Paris. Lee's character, who sells watches on the streets of Taipei, sells his own watch to Chen and then finds himself overcome by a desire to set every clock he sees to Paris time.

Jean-Pierre Léaud, the lead actor in François Truffaut's The 400 Blows and actor in many other classic films, has a cameo appearance in this film.

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 84% based on 51 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though it requires patience to view, What Time Is It There?'s exploration of loneliness is both elegant and haunting."[1] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Awards
Wins
  • Chicago Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, Best Director, Best Cinematography
  • Technical Grand Prize (Cannes) (Tu Duu-Chih for sound design)
Nominations
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References
  1. "Ni na bian ji dian (What Time Is It Over There?) (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. "What Time Is It Over There? Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  3. "Festival de Cannes: What Time Is It There?". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.


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