THREE TIMES (2005) / Hou Hsiao- Hsien / Film Excerpt

This is the excerpt from the third part of Three Times. The first happens in 1960's The second happens in 1911 and the third in 2005. Hou Hsiao Hsien through his masterly style brings the magic of love in different dimensions as he sees them change over the years.

"His newest film, THREE TIMES, is also his newest masterpiece. A trilogy of three love stories, Chang Chen and Shu Qi beautifully portray Taiwanese lovers in three distinct time periods: 1966, 1911 and 2005. The first section (in 1966), just on its own, is one of the most perfect pieces of cinema I've ever seen. The second, set in a brothel in 1911, remarkably explores dialogue and verbal exchange by almost completely eliminating sound itself (!), while the final piece leaves us in present-day Taipei — a city of rapidly changing social and physical landscapes where technology has a harsh effect on delicate interpersonal communication. The resonance of these combined stories, their differences and similarities, their quietness and seeming simplicity, left me in a near dream-state - something that only happens to me after the most striking cinematic experiences." (JIM JARMUSCH)

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