Edward Yang Analyzes a Scene from YI YI (2000)

Watch the full-length director's commentary on YI YI (2000) for a limited time on our streaming service, The Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/yi-yi In this excerpt from the commentary, which also accompanies Criterion's 4K+Blu-ray release of the film, writer-director Edward Yang tells Asian-cinema critic Tony Rayns about the difficulty of shooting a key scene between NJ (Wu Nien-jen) and his former lover, Sherry (Ke Su-yun). Criterion commentaries have been unlocking the treasures of cinema since 1984. Discover more behind-the-scenes secrets with commentaries on the Criterion Channel, now featuring some of the rarest tracks from out-of-print editions: https://www.criterionchannel.com/comm... Enjoy the best moments from the over forty years of the Criterion commentary in this playlist, with new videos arriving weekly:    • Best of the Criterion Commentary   Want to learn more about Edward Yang? Learn why Dennis Lim, artistic director of the New York Film Festival, considers YI YI the perfect entry point into the Taiwanese director’s essential body of work in the Criterion Channel’s SPOTLIGHT ON EDWARD YANG, available in its entirety on YouTube:    • Spotlight on Edward Yang with Dennis Lim