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The film can be streamed via The Criterion Channel or purchased on Prime Video . Yi Yi Around the World | Current - The Criterion Collection

Meaning "one by one" in Mandarin, the title is written as two vertical lines ( 一一 ) that resemble the character for the number two ( 二 ), reflecting the film's theme of symmetry and dual perspectives. The film can be streamed via The Criterion

The story revolves around the middle-class Jian family as they navigate personal upheavals after the family matriarch falls into a coma following a stroke . A partner in a struggling computer firm who

A partner in a struggling computer firm who reconnects with a lost love while questioning the morality of his professional life. Critics often describe it as a portrait of

Widely considered one of the greatest films ever made, Yi Yi currently sits in the top 100 of the Sight & Sound critics' poll. It is celebrated not for dramatic twists, but for its relenting honesty regarding the "mundanity" of life, which Yang transforms into something luminous and essential.

Critics often describe it as a portrait of Taipei at the turn of the millennium, weaving themes of urban isolation with the fading of cultural traditions. Legacy and Impact