| Notes | Criterion Collection Blu Ray edition
The extraordinary, internationally embraced Yi Yi (A One and a Two . . .), directed by the late Taiwanese master Edward Yang, follows a middle-class family in Taipei over the course of one year, beginning with a wedding and ending with a funeral. Whether chronicling middle-age father NJ’s tentative flirtations with an old flame or precocious young son Yang-Yang’s attempts at capturing reality with his beloved camera, the filmmaker deftly imbues every gorgeous frame with a compassionate clarity. Warm, sprawling, and dazzling, this intimate epic is one of the undisputed masterworks of the new century.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION
Newly restored digital transfer, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Audio commentary featuring writer-director Edward Yang and Asian-cinema critic Tony Rayns
Video interview with Rayns about Yang and the New Taiwan Cinema movement
U.S. theatrical trailer
Original English subtitle translation by Yang and Rayns
PLUS: A new essay by Kent Jones and notes from the director
New cover design by Eric Skillman, photograph by Andre Constantini |
