What Time Is It There?

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 (USA)
Release dates	September 29, 2001 (USA)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin French Taiwanese English

What Time Is It There? (Chinese:《你那邊幾點》^[1]) is a 2001 film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It stars Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-chyi, and Lu Yi-Ching.

Plot

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.

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

Cast

• Lee Kang-sheng - Hsiao-kang
• Chen Shiang-chyi - Shiang-chyi
• Lu Yi-Ching - Mother
• Miao Tien - Father
• Cecilia Yip - Woman in Paris
• Chen Chao-jung - Man in Subway Station
• Tsai Guei - Prostitute
• Arthur Nauzyciel - Man at Phone Booth
• David Ganansia - Man at Restaurant
• Jean-Pierre Léaud - Jean-Pierre/Man at the Cemetery

Reception

The film has an 84% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[2]

Awards

Wins

• Chicago Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, Best Director, Best Cinematography

Nominations

• Cannes Film Festival, Palme d'Or^[3]

References

External links

• What Time Is It There? at the Internet Movie Database
• What Time Is It There? at AllMovie
• What Time Is It There? at Box Office Mojo
• What Time Is It There? at Rotten Tomatoes