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Drama, Romance - 2005
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There are three stories of women and men: in "A Time for Love" set in 1966, a soldier searches for a young woman he met one afternoon playing pool; "A Time for Freedom," set in a bordello in 1911, revolves around a singer's longing to escape her surroundings; in "A Time for Youth" set in 2005 Taipei, a triangle in which a singer has an affair with a photographer while her partner suffers is dramatized. In the first two stories, letters are crucial to the outcome; in the third, it's cell-phone calls, text messages, and a computer file. Over the years between the tales, as sexual intimacy becomes more likely and words more free, communication recedes.
Director:
,
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Cast:
,
Chang Chen
,
Shu Qi
,
Mei Fang
,
Su-jen Liao
,
Mei Di
,
Chen Shi-Zheng

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
136 min
Release date:
20 May 2005
Country:
TW, FR
Languages:
Chinese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
8 wins & 19 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Three varieties of love: unfulfilled, mercenary, meaningless. All photographed with such visual beauty that watching the movie is like holding your breath so the butterfly won't stir.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Jun 2006
fresh:
Seen in isolation, the first episode has the most satisfying plot and the last the least. But the film's achievement lies mostly in the beautifully articulated similarities and differences among the three.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
23 Jun 2006
fresh:
A film to get lost in, a fragmentary, impressionistic trilogy of fleeting moments of love that is one of the best films of the year.
– G. Allen Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
7 Jul 2006
fresh:
An emotional journey, a showcase for two fine actors, and a multifaceted picture of love.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
14 Jul 2006
fresh:
A ravishing triptych spanning a century of Taiwanese history, in which love remains eternally elusive.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
14 Sep 2006
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