The film features three different stories of love and memory through three time periods, 1966, 1911 and 2005. The first, "A Time for Love," hinges on the meeting of soldier boy Chen with pool hall hos...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 26, 2006
Stats: 263 reviews
We might convince ourselves that love is universal, an unchanging constant that has existed in the same form since the dawn of man. But how much has it evolved in the past century, and, more significantly, how much have lovers changed? It's impossible to accept that new advents i...( read more)
a film that covers how love and cinema have changed over the ages. another fine piece of cinema bu Hsiao-hsien Hou.
I'll admit that I can't stand Shu Kei (nothin to do with her porno, honest!) but you'll never get me to say this was somethin special. It just has some nice artsy 'ooo so cultural' scenes which international film aficionados are only too ready to applaud.
Stunning and heartbreaking, the masterful film shows how much can be communicated by a nervous giggle, a resigned removal of an earring, or tightly clasped hands around a waist. Shu Qi is gloriously showcased in three different roles, first as the blushing ingenue, then the quiet...( read more)
Some ups and downs constitute this 3-part film, the first segment being the better in my opinion. It's poetic and all but I felt a bit bored by the end of it. I hope to like Café Lumière better.
loved it, awesome, Qi Shu is amazing in this. So believable in all 3 times, she is a great actress. I hope we get to see her in another EL movie besides Transporter.
A near-masterpiece from Hou Hsiao-Hsien, the world's greatest living filmmaker
An emotional journey, a showcase for two fine actors, and a multifaceted picture of love. full review
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. full review
The three stories here are satisfying in a novella-like way. These are vignettes with smudged edges, snapshots of feelings, and yet they feel emotionally complete. full review
An act of auteurist self-reflexivity in keeping with the director's belief in the powerful influence of history on the here and now. full review
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