Dylan Jones
18Dec11
The definitive version restored by Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Foundation, uncut like the version that Yang preferred to the one screened in 1991 in Taiwan, was screened this year in New York.
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Kyle Lewis
17Feb12
Exceptional filmmaking! I didn't love Yi Yi as much as other cinephiles but appreciated the film. A Brighter Summer Day completely proves to me that Edward Yang was master.
ruby stevens
5Jan12
not gonna rate this til i see a decent copy. something like 1/3 the subs were unreadable, white on white. dammit!
The Dude
18Dec11
one question: why does this movie end up in every slant magazine critics' top 10 list for this year, when this movie was released in '91?
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adrianmendizabal
23Jan12
I think this restoration is one of the most awaited restoration last year. Hope they release a DVD.
An Aweful Eternitie
26Nov11
One of those films where I sat there five minutes after the credits rolled, unable to form a single word within my head.
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suddenmoves
4Oct11
An incredible, beautiful, powerful depiction of life that literally feels alive. Could go for 8 hours.
陈 振礼
6Jul11
in terms of atmosphere, pacing and acting...this was what I imagined Norweigian Wood would look like when they first announced that they were adapting it. It was compulsory to watch this at school and I was bored by it (with a bunch of 1st year film students weaned on Hollywood blockbusters on a 21" tv). But when I revisited it a few years back after YiYi I was totally mesmerised by it, a true masterpiece.
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Neil Bahadur
20Jun11
It's very difficult to see this in a good print, but I believe Criterion has acquired the rights to this, and as the World Cinema Foundation has recently funded a hefty restoration of this film, hopefully we can look forward to a DVD and Blu-Ray release soon!
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Viktor Sjoelinder
18Jul11
Just go on eBay and search for the film title. Some sellers from Taiwan and Hong Kong have a pretty decent DVD copy available, I think it's a laserdisc transfer. It has good english burnt subs.
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Viktor Pedersen
16Oct10
Its such a joy to watch shot after shot done with the upmost perfection and filled with emotions. This felt like the bare essence to tell the story, and it worked for 4 hours. A brighter summer day restores my faith in cinema.
Savannah
9Oct10
Yang had the objectivity of an extraterrestrial, didn't he? Gripping without ever courting the slightest leak of adrenaline. Realistic without ever resorting to idiosyncrasy. The climax is not a rumbling finale, but a haunting confirmation: this is life, and things just happen, and they always will.
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Th MZA
16Aug10
Can't think of a flaw, which doesn't mean there were none -- I don't know Chinese, and it's hard to imagine that a four-hour ensemble film contains nothing but flawless acting -- but to my eyes and ears it was a flawless movie; and on top of that, it was a perfect movie, perfectly paced, revealed, and felt. Still, it reminded me that movies are nothing. Death, pain, blood, love, madness, and money are everything.
Zachary Phillip Brailsford
1Jul10
Holy shit. That was amazing. I cannot wait until this has an actual distribution. Savvy
Zachary Phillip Brailsford
22Apr10
Why, why, why do you take so long, Criterion? Get those rights, and get them NOW. Savvy
Ryan Borja
21Feb10
A brilliant masterpiece from the gifted filmmaker Edward Yang. Even at a near four hours running time, the film doesn't look dragging and dull, thanks to the strong performances and Yang's graceful structuring of the story. After watching this and YiYi, it convinces me little to say that Yang is fitting to be called a true Master with a class of his own.
Aaron Keillor
2Dec08
This played as part of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival and it was awesome. One of the best movies of all time. R.I.P. Edward Yang.