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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   1,816 votes
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Director:
Ming-liang Tsai
Writers:
Ming-liang Tsai (writer)
Pi-ying Yang (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 September 2001 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
When a young street vendor with a grim home life meets a girl on her way to Paris, they forge an instant connection... more | add synopsis
Awards:
11 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
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Cast

  (Credited cast)
Kang-sheng Lee ... Hsiao-kang
Shiang-chyi Chen ... Shiang-chyi
Yi-Ching Lu ... Mother
Tien Miao ... Father
Cecilia Yip ... Woman in Paris
Chao-jung Chen ... Man in Subway Station
Guei Tsai ... Prostitute
Arthur Nauzyciel ... Man at Phone Booth
David Ganansia ... Man at Restaurant
Jean-Pierre Léaud ... Jean-Pierre / Man at the Cemetery
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
7 to 400 Blows
Et là-bas, quelle heure est-il? (France)
Qi dao si bai ji
What Time Is It Over There? (International: English title)
What Time Is It There? (International: English title)
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Runtime:
116 min
Country:
Taiwan | France
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Taipei Hesien, Taiwan
Company:
Arena Films more

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Movie Connections:
References Xing xing yue liang tai yang (1961) more

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city sickness, 20 July 2001
9/10
Author: liehtzu from Korea

This darkly humorous minimalist examination of loneliness and urban despair is a minor masterpiece. A withdrawn Taipei watch seller falls in love with one of his customers the day before she is set to fly off to a holiday in Paris. The film then follows both of their stories, connected by time: she knows no one in Paris and is miserable while he pines over her back in Tapei, sets every clock he sees to Paris time, and tries to cope with his mother's mental breakdown. The film's done in Tsai's usual manner: long static shots, no music, muted lighting and pursues the same themes as his earlier work but he's somehow able to not make it feel like old hat. "What Time is it There?" is a bit morbid maybe but very well done.

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