What Time Is It There?

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What Time Is It There?
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
Produced by Bruno Pesery
Written by Tsai Ming-liang
Yang Pi-ying
Starring Lee Kang-sheng
Chen Shiang-chyi
Lu Yi-Ching
Distributed by WinStar Cinema (U.S)
Release date(s) October 9, 2001 (U.S)
Running time 116 min
Language Mandarin
French
Taiwanese
English
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What Time Is It There? is a 2001 film by Tsai Ming-liang. It stars Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-chyi, and Lu Yi-Ching. It is about a street vendor (Lee) who, after meeting a girl (Chen) who is travelling to Paris, is overcome by the urge to set every clock he sees to Paris time.

Jean-Pierre Léaud, the lead actor in François Truffaut's The 400 Blows and other Antoine Doinel series, has a cameo appearance in this film.

[edit] 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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