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THREE TIMES
A film by
Hou Hsiao Hsien
Year of production : 2005
In Colour. 35 mm. 116 minutes
Length : 4018 meters. 5 reels
Original aspect ratio : 1,85
Sound : Dolby SRD
Country: Taiwan
Language: Mandarin / Taiwanese (English Subtitles)
NOW PLAYING
CARLTON CINEMA, TORONTO
(5TH WEEK!)
CINEMA 379 , PETERBOROUGH - APRIL 18-27
METRO CINEMA, EDMONTON - APRIL 22-24
CINECENTA, VICTORIA - May 10 & 11
BROADWAY THEATRE, SASKATOON - May 19-25
PRINCESS CINEMA, WATERLOO - MAY 26 - June 4
PARADISE CINEMA, TORONTO - MAY 26-29
FOX CINEMA, TORONTO - MAY 30-31
REGINA PUBLIC LIBRARY, REGINA - April 1-4
BYTOWNE, OTTAWA - June 9-12
HYLAND CINEMA , LONDON - June 9-15
Previous screenings:
CINEMATHEQUE ONTATRIO, TORONTO - MARCH 17 - 21
VANCITY THEATRE, VANCOUVER - MARCH 17 - 21
CINEMA DU PARC, MONTREAL - MARCH 17 - 30,
WINNIPEG FILM GROUP, WINNIPEG - MARCH 31 - APRIL 6
CUMBERLAND CINEMA, TORONTO
CINEMA 379 , PETERBOROUGH - APRIL 18-27
METRO CINEMA, EDMONTON - APRIL 22-24
CARLTON CINEMA, TORONTO (FINAL WEEEK!)
CINECENTA, VICTORIA - May 10 & 11
BROADWAY THEATRE, SASKATOON - May 19-25
PRINCESS CINEMA, WATERLOO - MAY 26 - June 4
PARADISE CINEMA, TORONTO - MAY 26-29
FOX CINEMA, TORONTO - MAY 30-31
REGINA PUBLIC LIBRARY, REGINA - April 1-4
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SYNOPSIS:
Three different time periods, 1966, 1911, 2005, three stories, and the same two actors, Shu Qi and Chang Chen, playing out the two lead roles.
THREE TIMES evokes a sentimental tale of three-reincarnations of an unfinished love…
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1966, KAOHSIUNG: A TIME FOR LOVE
Expecting to be called up for military service any day now, Chen meets May, who works at his favourite pool-hall. They play pool together, just before he enlists for service…
On a day-release from the army, Chen comes to visit May at the pool-hall. But he finds out that she has quit her job and no one knows where she’s gone…
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1911, DADAOCHENG: A TIME FOR FREEDOM
Mr Chang has come to see his favourite courtesan. He tells her that he means to meet a Mr Liang. Couldn’t it be the revolutionary from China who has escaped from persecutions in his own country ? – the courtesan wonders…
On the next day, the owner of a tea plantation and his son come to discuss buying out a young courtesan’s contract. Mr Chang finds out that the son has got her pregnant. He then steps in to hasten negotiations – the courtesan is now the tea plantation owner's
concubine… |
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2005, TAIPEI: A TIME FOR YOUTH
Zhen and Jing are passionately in love. Jing was born prematurely and as a result has to take drugs to control her epilepsy, while she is losing sight in her right eye. She lives with her mother and grandmother and also has a woman lover: Micky. Zhen works in a digital photo shop and lives with his girlfriend Blue. When Blue finds out that Zhen has fallen for Jing, she hits the roof… Where can the four of them go from here? Maybe none of them will get any peace this side of the grave… |
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