Yi Yi Unknown

The extraordinary, internationally embraced Yi Yi, directed by the late Taiwanese master Edward Yang, 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 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. Warm, sprawling, and dazzling, this intimate epic is one of the undisputed masterworks of the... twenty-first century.4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURESNew 4K digital restoration, with original theatrical 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrackAlternate 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrackOne 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special featuresAudio commentary featuring writer-director Edward Yang and Asian-cinema critic Tony RaynsInterview with Rayns about Yang and the New Taiwan Cinema movementU.S. theatrical trailerOriginal English subtitle translation by Yang and RaynsPLUs: An essay by critic Kent Jones and notes from the directorCover design by Eric Skillman; photograph by Andre Constantini [show more]

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