Movie Description Masterful Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien (MILLENNIUM MAMBO, CAFE LUMIERE) directs three tales of love set in 1911, 1966, and 2005. Each story stars Qi Shu (THE EYE) and Chang Chen (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON).
| Credits | | Cast: | Chang Chen, Gong Li |
Editorial Reviews "[The film] finds Taiwanese master Hou Hsiao-hsien at his most intimate and romantic....It emerges as the unified vision of a perceptive and highly personal filmmaker." Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (05/12/2006)
"The first story, 'A Time for Love,' is by far the best....This is a love story in which the chemistry is all there is and Hou stages it with delicate nostalgia..." Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (05/12/2006)
"[H]ypnotically beautiful....[The director] brings us love and loss in three different time periods." New York Times - Manohla Dargis (06/09/2006)
3 stars out of 5 -- "THREE TIMES remains a visually sharp and beautifully acted piece of work." Total Film - Tom Dawson (08/01/2006)
"[A] trio of exquisitely mounted stories that are ostensibly about live but also have a quiet political resonance." Sight and Sound - Nick James (08/01/2006)
Ranked #11 in Film Comment's "20 Best Films Of 2006." Film Comment - Film Comment Staff (01/01/2007)
| See an error? Submit a change request |