What Time Is It There?

Director	Tsai Ming-liang
Year	2001
Country	France, Taiwan
Runtime	1h 56m
Language	French, Mandarin In Mandarin and French with English subtitles
Format	35mm
TMDB	View entry

Synopsis

A watch seller in Taipei sets every clock to Paris time, longing for a woman traveling there. As she wanders the streets, he obsesses over Truffaut’s THE 400 BLOWS, unknowingly linking their fates. Tsai Ming-liang’s hypnotic drama drifts through time zones, searching for connection in a world of quiet distance. In 35mm.

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