“Harmony is a precious thing…” Janus Films has debuted a new 4K restoration trailer for the re-release of the masterpiece Yi Yi, the final film from Taiwanese maestro Edward Yang. This originally premiered in the year 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival, and has grown with time to now be considered one of the greatest films ever made (I completely agree!). It really is an astonishing, towering, extraordinary work of cinematic art – I adore it, too. Yi Yi, titled in full Yi Yi: A One and a Two…, is a portrait of a middle-class family in Taipei, Taiwan in the late 90s. A man in his 40s, his teenage daughter and his eight-year-old son experience life, navigating between remorse, hope and disappointment. It stars Wu Nien-jen, Elaine Jin, Issey Ogata, Kelly Lee, Jonathan Chang. In celebration of its 25th anniversary, this 4K digital restoration was carried out by Pony Canyon Inc., with analog & digital processes provided by Imagica Entertainment Media Services, Inc. Yi Yi really is everything cinema should be about – I watched it for my first time back in 2020 and wrote about the film: “It’s hard to grasp in just one viewing how rich and layered and insightful every last scene is.” All I can do is encourage everyone to take time to watch the film and let it connect with you… // Continue Reading ›
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