Suffers a spiritual breakdown , feeling the emptiness of her repetitive daily life.
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.
The story revolves around the middle-class Jian family as they navigate personal upheavals after the family matriarch falls into a coma following a stroke . Suffers a spiritual breakdown , feeling the emptiness
The film can be streamed via The Criterion Channel or purchased on Prime Video . Yi Yi Around the World | Current - The Criterion Collection
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. The film can be streamed via The Criterion
Drifts through the guilt and confusion of her first romantic experiences.
A partner in a struggling computer firm who reconnects with a lost love while questioning the morality of his professional life. Drifts through the guilt and confusion of her
Yang uses a distanced, precise camera to observe his characters through windows and reflections, creating a sense of both profound isolation and deep connection.