Edward Yang's masterful epic
A masterpiece never before seen in France on UHD & Blu-ray
" YI YI , THAT'S LIFE."
LE NOUVEL OBS
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4K UHD AND BLU-RAY
NJ, a computer engineer in his forties and father of two, belongs to the Taiwanese middle class. On the evening of his brother-in-law's wedding, two events shake his life: his mother-in-law falls into a coma, and his former childhood sweetheart reappears after thirty years of absence. It's a time of reckoning for NJ: is it possible to leave everything behind and start over? His wife and children also face profound questions…
Last film by Taiwanese director Edward Yang ( A Brighter Summer Day ) before his death Released prematurely in 2007, Yi Yi is one of the masterpieces of this beginning of the new millennium. This splendid, intimate epic perfectly illustrates the idea Edward Yang's assertion that cinema allows... to better understand contemporary reality. Best Director Award at the Festival from Cannes in 2000, this monument The delicacy and humanity can be discovered for the first time in 4K Ultra HD™ and Blu-ray™ in its magnificent restoration!
YI YI by Edward Yang
(2000 - Color - 174 min)
New 4K restoration
Original version with French subtitles + French version
Limited Prestige Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray
Never before seen in 4K UHD and Blu-ray
EPL (Limited Prestige Edition) #33
// THE FILM IN 4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO
NEW 4K RESTORATION
ORIGINAL VERSION WITH FRENCH SUBTITLES DTS-HD MASTER AUDIO 5.0 & 2.0
. FRENCH VERSION DTS-HD MASTER AUDIO 2.0
// EXTRAS (IN HD)
REST (21 min)
An interview with Olivier Assayas, filmmaker.
“Edward Yang then asks himself this question: what will become of Taiwan and how will Chinese society, steeped in traditional stories, confront a globalized world?”
COMPLETION (17 min)
An interview with Jean-Michel Frodon, journalist, film critic and associate professor at Sciences Po.
"Edward Yang said that this film accomplished what he had tried to do with all his films. And in many ways, it is a tremendous culmination of his work."
2025 TRAILER
// INCLUDES NUMEROUS MEMORABILIA
• FACSIMILE OF THE ORIGINAL FRENCH PRESS KIT (24 PAGES)
• 4 INSTANT PHOTOS
• BADGE
• POSTER
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BD 100 • MASTER 4K • 2160/23.98p • HEVC ENCODING
Original Version DTS-HD Master Audio 5.0 & 2.0 • French Version DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 • French Subtitles • 1.85 Aspect Ratio • Color • Film Length: 274 min
BD 50 • HIGH DEFINITION MASTER • 1080/23.98p • AVC ENCODING
Original Version DTS-HD Master Audio 5.0 & 2.0 • French Version DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 • French Subtitles • 1.85 Aspect Ratio • Color • Film Length: 274 min
Release date: November 18, 2025
