What Time Is It There? (2001)
Ni na bian ji dian (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 56min
- Drama, Romance
- 26 Sep 2001 (France)
- Movie
A watch salesman meets a young woman soon leaving for Paris and becomes infatuated, so he begins to change all the clocks in Taipei to Paris time.
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Awards:
- 11 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast
| Kang-sheng Lee | ... |
Hsiao-kang
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| Shiang-chyi Chen | ... |
Shiang-chyi
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| Yi-ching Lu | ... |
Mother
(as Yi-Ching Lu)
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| Miao Tien | ... |
Father
(as Tien Miao)
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| Cecilia Yip | ... |
Woman in Paris
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| Chen Chao-jung | ... |
Man in Subway Station
(as Chao-jung Chen)
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Kuei Tsai | ... |
Prostitute
(as Guei Tsai)
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Arthur Nauzyciel | ... |
Man at Phone Booth
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David Ganansia | ... |
Man at Restaurant
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Chao-yi Tsai | ... |
Clock Store Owner
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Kuo-Cheng Huang | ... |
Fat Boy
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| Jean-Pierre Léaud | ... |
Jean-Pierre / Man at the Cemetery
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Quail Youth-Leigh | ... |
Vendor's customer
(as Lee Yo-hsin)
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Directed by
| Tsai Ming-liang | ... | (as Ming-liang Tsai) |
Written by
| Tsai Ming-liang | ... | () (as Ming-liang Tsai) |
| Pi-ying Yang | ... | () |
Produced by
| Chinlin Hsieh | ... | associate producer |
| Bruno Pesery | ... | executive producer (as Bruno Pésery) |
| Laurence Picollec | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Benoît Delhomme | ||
Editing by
| Sheng-Chang Chen | ||
Editorial Department
| Magalie Léonard | ... | color grader |
Production Design by
| Tim Yip | ... | (as Kam Tim Yip) |
Production Management
| Michel Imbert | ... | location production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ming-Tai Wang | ... | assistant director |
| Vincent Wang | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Bernard Bridon | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Shiang-Chu Tang | ... | sound |
| Duu-Chih Tu | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert Bosch | ... | gaffer: France |
| Julie Conte | ... | video assistant |
| Arnaud Gabriel | ... | second assistant camera |
| Amar Kabouche | ... | electrician: France |
| Xavier Tauveron | ... | first assistant camera |
| Jerôme Vimard | ... | groupman: France |
Casting Department
| Marie-Sylvie Caillierez | ... | extras casting |
| Patrick Rufo | ... | casting assistant: France |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jackie Budin | ... | costume designer: France |
| Nathalie Suhard | ... | wardrobe: France |
Location Management
| Harold Manning | ... | location scouting |
| Olivier Molinari | ... | assistant location manager: France |
Additional Crew
| Laurence Picollec | ... | financial director |
| Caroline Staub | ... | accountant: France |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Diaphana Distribution (2001) (France) (theatrical)
- trigon-film (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- WinStar Cinema (2001) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Folkets Bio (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Istituto Luce (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Ripley's Home Video (2003) (Italy) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
- trigon-film (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- Filmmuseum Distributie (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2005) (Argentina)
- Filmmuseum Distributie (Netherlands) (video)
- ICA Projects (2001) (United Kingdom)
- Pegasos Film (Germany)
- Wellspring Media (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
When a young street vendor with a grim home life meets a woman on her way to Paris, they forge an instant connection. He changes all the clocks in Taipei to French time; as he watches François Truffaut's "Les 400 Coups," she has a strange encounter with its now-aging star, Jean-Pierre Leaud. Written by amirmu |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The sequence in the cinema takes place in the same venue as Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003), and uses some of the same shots. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features The 400 Blows (1959). See more » |
| Quotes |
Woman in Paris:
Oh, Taiwan. I've been there. It's fun. See more » |