Festival 3 Continents
Compétition internationale
47th edition
NOV. 21>29, 2025, Nantes France

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What Time is it There ?
(Ni Nei Pien Chi Tien)

by TSAI Ming-liang

quelle heure

Hsiao-kang sells watches in the streets of Taipei for a living. A few days after his father’s death, he meets a young woman, Shiang-Chyi who as it turns out leaves for Paris the very next day. Troubled by the behaviour of his mother who prays constantly for the spirit of her late husband to return, Hsiao-Kang takes refuge in the memory mother who prays constantly for the spirit of her late husband to return, Hsiao-Kang takes refuge in the memory of his brief encounter with Shiang-Chyi. In an effort to bridge the miles between them, he runs around setting all the watches and clocks in Taipei to Paris time. Meanwhile, in Paris, Shiang-Chyi confronts events that mysteriously seem to be connected with Hsiao-kang.

  • Titre français
    Et là-bas quelle heure est-il ?
  • Original title
    Ni Nei Pien Chi Tien
  • Titre international
    What Time is it There ?
  • Scénario
    Tsai Ming-liang, Yang Pi-ying
  • Photo
    Benoït Delhomme
  • Montage
    Chen Sheng-chan
  • Son
    Tu Duu-chih
  • Interprétation
    Chen Shiang-chyi, Lee Kang- sheng, Lu Yi-ching, Miao Tien, Cecilia Yip, Jean-Pierre Léaud

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