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WHAT TIME IS IT OVER THERE?

by Tsai Ming-Liang

synopsis

Hsiao-Kang sells watches in the streets of Taipei. One evening, shortly after his father’s death, he encounters a young woman, Hsiang-Chyi. She leaves for Paris the following day. Weighed down by his mother’s strange behavior – she awaits the return of her defunct husband’s spirit – Hsiao-Kang takes refuge in the memory of the young woman and tries to get closer to her by setting all of Taipei’s watches and clocks to Paris time.

international title: What Time Is It Over There?
original title: Ni na bian ji dian
country: France, Taiwan
sales agent: Fortissimo Films
year: 2001
genre: fiction
directed by: Tsai Ming-Liang
film run: 116'
release date: FR 26/09/2001, NL 07/03/2002, IT 14/06/2002, BE 17/07/2002, DE 12/06/2003
screenplay: Tsai Ming-Liang
cast: Lee Kang-Sheng, Shiang Chyi Chen, Lu Yi-Ching, Miao Tien, Cecilia Yip, Chen Chao-Jung, Tsai Guei, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Arthur Nauczyciel, David Ganansia
cinematography by: Benoît Delhomme
film editing: Sheng-Chang Chen
art director: Kam Tim Yip
costumes designer: Kam Tim Yip
producer: Bruno Pésery
production: Arena Films
distributor: Diaphana Distribution, Filmmuseum Distributie (DE), Istituto Luce (IT)

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