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What Time Is It There? is a taiwanais film of genre Drama directed by Tsai Ming-liang released in USA on 1 january 2001 with Lee Kang-sheng
What Time Is It There? (2001)
你那边几点？, nǐ neibiān jǐdiǎn
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Add to a movie listWhat Time Is It There? (Chinese:《你那邊幾點》) is a 2001 film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It stars Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-chyi, and Lu Yi-Ching.
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The film tells two parallel stories, one about the life of a street vendor (Lee) following the death of his father; the other about a woman he meets briefly (Chen) as she heads off on a trip of uncertain duration to Paris. Lee's character, who sells watches on the streets of Taipei, sells his own watch to Chen and then finds himself overcome by a desire to set every clock he sees to Paris time.Actors
Lee Kang-sheng
(Hsiao-Kang)
Chen Shiang-chyi
(Shiang-chyi)
Lu Yi-Ching
(Mother)
Cecilia Yip
(Woman in Paris)
Chen Chao-jung
(Man in Subway Station)
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