Yi-Yi - Criterion Collection (Blu-ray)

Yi-Yi - Criterion Collection (Blu-ray)The extraordinary, internationally embraced Yi Yi (A One and a Two . . .), 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 age father NJs tentative flirtations with an old flame or precocious young son Yang Yangs attempts at capturing reality with his beloved camera, the filmmaker deftly imbues every

The extraordinary, internationally embraced Yi Yi (A One and a Two . . .), 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-age 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 new century.

Region B Blu-ray: Australian compatible

• Newly restored digital transfer, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• Audio commentary featuring writer-director Edward Yang and Asian-cinema critic Tony Rayns
• Video interview with Rayns about Yang and the New Taiwan Cinema movement
• U.S. theatrical trailer
• Original English subtitle translation by Yang and Rayns
• PLUS: A new essay by Kent Jones and notes from the director