Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 173 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
Series |
Criterion collection |
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Criterion collection
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System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., dual-layer, high-definition digital transfer. |
Note |
Title from container. |
Cast |
Issey Ogata, Elaine Jin, Nianzhen Wu. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Summary |
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-aged father, NJ's tenuous flirtation with an old flame or precocious young son Yang-Yang's attempts at capturing reality with his beloved camera. |
Note |
Special features: U.S. theatrical trailer; Audio commentary by writer-director Edward Yang and critic Tony Rayns; New video interview with Ryans; New essay by Kent Jones. |
Language |
In Mandarin, with optional English subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Middle class families -- Taiwan -- Taipei -- Drama.
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Weddings -- Taiwan -- Taipei -- Drama.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Taiwan -- Taipei -- Drama.
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Indexed Term |
Zhong chan jie ji jiia ting Taiwan Taibei Xi ju |
Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films -- Taiwan.
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Melodrama.
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Melodrama -- Feature.
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Family -- Feature.
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Melodrama.
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Added Author |
Yang, Dechang, 1947-2007.
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Ogata, Issē, 1952-
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Jin, Elaine, 1954-
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Wu, Nianzhen, 1952-
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Standard No. |
715515018623 |
Music No. |
CC1636DVD Image Entertainment |
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