Yi Yi
- Today, Feb 5
- Fri, Feb 6
- Sat, Feb 7
- Sun, Feb 8
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Edward Yang Run Time: 174 min. Release Year: 2000 Language: Chinese
Starring: Elaine Jin Yan-Ling, Issey Ogata, Jonathan Chang, Kelly Lee, Wu Nien-jen
Please join us for some encores of the extraordinary, internationally embraced Yi Yi, directed by the late Taiwanese master Edward Yang. The film is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a brand new 4K restoration via our friends at Janus Films!
The story 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.
This intimate epic is one of the undisputed masterworks of the new century. Don’t miss it up on the big screen!