What Time Is It There?
Original title: Ni na bian ji dian
2001 · 1 h 56 min
Directed by 
Tsai Ming-liang
Tsai Ming-liangCast
Lee Kang-sheng Chen Shiang-chyi Lu Yi-ching
Plot
A street watch seller's customer leaves for Paris, and he begins to set all the clocks in his life to Paris time.
Sinekatalog’s take
Tsai Ming-liang's deadpan drama follows a watch seller and a woman flying to Paris, both linked by loss. Quiet, funny and melancholy, with Jean-Pierre Léaud's cameo, it is a lovely study of loneliness across time zones.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (5,691 votes)
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