What Time Is It There?

What Time Is It There?
Directed by	Tsai Ming-liang
Written by	Tsai Ming-liang Yang Pi-ying
Produced by	Bruno Pesery
Starring	Lee Kang-sheng Chen Shiang-chyi Lu Yi-Ching
Distributed by	WinStar Cinema (United States)
Release date	September 29, 2001 (United States)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Languages	Mandarin French Taiwanese English

What Time Is It There? (Chinese:《你那邊幾點》) is a 2001 film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It stars Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-chyi, and Lu Yi-Ching.

Plot

The film tells two parallel stories, one about the life of a street vendor (Lee) following the death of his father; the other about a woman he meets briefly (Chen) as she heads off on a trip of uncertain duration to Paris. Lee's character, who sells watches on the streets of Taipei, sells his own watch to Chen and then finds himself overcome by a desire to set every clock he sees to Paris time.

Jean-Pierre Léaud, the lead actor in François Truffaut's The 400 Blows and actor in many other classic films, has a cameo appearance in this film.

Cast

• Lee Kang-sheng - Hsiao-kang
• Chen Shiang-chyi - Shiang-chyi
• Lu Yi-Ching - Mother
• Miao Tien - Father
• Cecilia Yip - Woman in Paris
• Chen Chao-jung - Man in Subway Station
• Tsai Guei - Prostitute
• Arthur Nauzyciel - Man at Phone Booth
• David Ganansia - Man at Restaurant
• Jean-Pierre Léaud - Jean-Pierre/Man at the Cemetery

Reception

The film has an 84% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Awards

Wins

• Chicago Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, Best Director, Best Cinematography

Nominations

• Cannes Film Festival, Palme d'Or

External links

• What Time Is It There? at IMDb
• What Time Is It There? at AllMovie
• What Time Is It There? at Box Office Mojo
• What Time Is It There? at Rotten Tomatoes