Three Times
| Three Times | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 最好的時光 |
| Simplified Chinese | 最好的时光 |
| Literal meaning | Best of Times |
| Hanyu Pinyin | zuìhǎo de shíguāng |
| Directed by | Hou Hsiao-hsien |
| Written by | Hou Hsiao-hsien Chu T’ien-wen |
| Produced by | Chang Hua-fu |
| Starring | Shu Qi Chang Chen |
| Cinematography | Mark Lee Ping Bin |
| Edited by | Liao Ching-song |
| Music by | Lim Giong |
| Distributed by | First Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Languages | Min Nan Mandarin |
Three Times (Chinese: 最好的時光) is a 2005 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. It consists of three separate stories of romance, set in different eras, using the same lead actors, Shu Qi and Chang Chen. In "A Time for Love," set in 1966, a soldier (Chang) meets an alluring pool-hall hostess (Shu). "A Time for Freedom," set in 1911, focuses on a courtesan's relationship with a freedom fighter during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. In "A Time for Youth," set in 2005, a singer forsakes her female lover for a photographer with whom she's having an affair.
The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival,[1] won the Golden Apricot for Best Feature Film at the 2006 Yerevan International Film Festival, and received positive reviews. In 2017 The New York Times listed it as one of the 25 best films of the 21st century.[2] It has been praised for its topical themes of communication, romance and relationships, with each linked symbolically to the era it takes place in.
Plot[edit]
A Time for Love[edit]
(Chinese: 戀愛夢; pinyin: liàn ài mèng) Set in Kaohsiung in 1966 (the year of the Cultural Revolution in mainland China and consequently a time of great freedom in Taiwan) with dialogue in Taiwanese Hokkien, the first story follows a young soldier, Chen, who is awaiting deployment to his station, and his encounter with a young woman, May, who works in a poolhall. Chen and May meet while playing pool together and often exchange glances while trying to remain discreet about their mutual attraction. As May begins to close the hall for the night, Chen promises to write to her before departing and she is flattered.
Three months later, May receives a letter from Chen in which he writes that he hopes to see her soon. After working at the poolhall for a few months, she decides to return to Chiayi, where she had previously worked.
One day, while off duty, Chen gets a chance to visit the Kaohsiung poolhall only to discover that May no longer works there. He begins to follow her trail, finally tracking her down at a different pool hall in Huwei. They spend some time together before heading to the train station so that he may return to his post, but arrive too late, missing the departure. She suggests they wait for the next bus and as they stand at the stop, he takes her hand and they huddle together underneath their umbrella.
A Time for Freedom[edit]
(Chinese: 自由夢; pinyin: zì yóu mèng) Set in Dadaocheng in 1911 (when Taiwan was occupied by the Japanese), with dialogue presented only through on-screen titles (as in a silent film), the second segment follows a singing courtesan living in a brothel who wants to be freed by becoming a concubine to Mr. Chang, a customer whose occupation as a traveling writer and political freedom fighter keeps him away for months at a time. When he visits her, he often shares stories of his travels and she sings to him (the only times we hear a voice during the segment). Despite being fond of her, he denies her the opportunity of freedom because he disagrees with the system of concubinage and is overcommitted to the political cause of fighting the Japanese through diplomacy.
When her younger sister, Ah Mei, who also works as a courtesan, is impregnated by a customer who can't afford to buy her out, Mr. Chang decides to help buy the younger sister's freedom. After being bought, Ah Mei goes to speak with her sister and they say their farewells.
One month later, Mr. Chang returns to the brothel to visit the courtesan. She tells him that she has been asked by her Madame to remain until Ah Mei's position is replaced and hopefully glances at him. Mr. Chang doesn't respond.
A few days later, the new courtesan is brought in and speaks with her. She asks her age; the girl says she is ten. After Ah Mei comes to visit, the courtesan asks Mr. Chang if he has any plans to make her his concubine. He remains silent and she begins to cry.
Three months later, the courtesan listens to the new girl's singing lessons when she receives a letter from Mr. Chang. In it, he writes of a poem that reflects on the sorrow that may befall Taiwan after being liberated by its captors. After reading the poem, the courtesan wipes her tears away.
A Time for Youth[edit]
(Chinese: 青春夢; pinyin: qīng chūn mèng) Set in Taipei in 2005, with dialogue in Mandarin, the third segment begins with Jing, an epileptic club singer in a lesbian relationship, who has a sexual encounter with a photographer, Zhen, in her apartment and begins an affair. During one of her performances, he comes onstage to photograph her up close, prompting other photographers to follow suit, all while her girlfriend watches from the crowd. After Jing begins to interact with Zhen on stage, his girlfriend (presumably) walks out on the performance. Back at his apartment, Zhen finds Jing's badge with instructions on what to do in case of an epileptic episode. Before he goes to return it, he spots his girlfriend down the street and tries to embrace her, but she rejects his advances.
Later, at a club, Jing and her girlfriend argue over Jing's failure to respond to her calls. Jing calms her down with a hug and promises to wait for her to perform. After they arrive at their apartment, Jing receives a text from Zhen to meet the following day so he can give her the photos as well as her misplaced badge. Jing's girlfriend tries to speak with her, but she remains distant. When her girlfriend leaves to bathe, Jing starts writing lyrics inspired by her experience with Zhen.
The following morning, Jing works on recording the music to the song she wrote the night before. She meets up with Zhen and asks him to take her to his place, where they continue their affair. Back at the apartment, Jing's girlfriend wakes up to find Jing absent. After finding Jing's phone left behind, she types Jing a message in which she writes that she's tired of waiting to be loved back and that she'll kill herself like Jing's previous girlfriend.
Jing returns home and finds the message. She reads it and lies down on the bed. The song she wrote begins to play. We see her riding with Zhen on his motorbike along the freeway.
Production[edit]
Three Times was originally meant to be an omnibus collection of short films, with Hou directing only one of the segments. But the producers were unable to obtain the financing to hire three directors, so Hou took over the whole production. Hou cast Shu Qi for the female lead roles, marking his second collaboration with her, after 2001's Millennium Mambo. For the male lead roles, Hou cast Chang Chen, adding to Chen's list of collaborations with notable Chinese and Taiwanese directors, including Edward Yang, Wong Kar Wai, Ang Lee and Jeffrey Lau. He and Shu reunited with Hou in his 2015 wuxia film The Assassin.
The film's Chinese title is best translated as "Our Best Moments", and Hou has said the stories are somewhat inspired by his memories. He has said, "It seems to me that by contrasting love stories from three different times, we can feel how people's behavior is circumscribed by the times and places they live in. [...] I'm pushing sixty, and these things have been hanging around for so long it seems like they're part of me. Maybe the only way I can discharge my debt to them is to film them."
Discussing Three Times in an interview for Artificial Eye’s UK DVD edition, Hou said:
I feel that every era has its own distinctive sense. These eras will never come again. Time keeps moving forward. One’s environment and one’s thoughts keep changing as well. They’ll never come again. It’s not that they’re good times, it’s because we’re recalling them that we call them good times.
It has been reported that there was not enough time for the actors to learn their dialogue for the second segment, so Hou chose to use inter-titles instead.[1]
Critical reception[edit]
Three Times received generally positive reviews when it was released in North America. It holds an 86% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] Most critics agreed that the opening segment, A Time for Love (which is often likened to the works of Wong Kar-Wai), was the most successful, and that the final segment, A Time for Youth (which was compared to Hou's 2001 film Millennium Mambo) was the least, but it was still praised. Response to the second segment, A Time for Freedom, was in between, with many critics comparing it to Hou's 1997 film Flowers of Shanghai.
Roger Ebert, who championed the film at Cannes, gave it four stars out of four in his review for the Chicago Sun-Times:
Kay Weissberg in Variety wrote:
Stephen Whitty of the Star-Ledger wrote:
Independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch wrote:
Box office and distribution[edit]
Three Times was released in the United States on April 26, 2006, and was only the second of Hou's films to receive theatrical distribution in the USA (the first was Millennium Mambo). In its opening weekend on three screens, it grossed $14,197 ($4,732 per screen). Never playing at more than five theaters at any point during its theatrical run, it eventually grossed $151,922.
The film was released on a region 1 DVD in the United States by IFC Films in 2006. It is also available on digital for rent and for purchase on Amazon Prime Video.
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 2005 Cannes Film Festival
- Nominated: Palme d'Or[1]
- 2005 Golden Horse Awards
- Won: Best Taiwanese Film of the Year
- Won: Best Actress (Shu Qi)
- Won: Best Taiwanese Filmmaker (Hou Hsiao-hsien)
- Nominated: Best Actor (Chang Chen)
- Nominated: Best Art Direction
- Nominated: Best Cinematography
- Nominated: Best Director
- Nominated: Best Editing
- Nominated: Best Makeup and Costume Design
- Nominated: Best Picture
- Nominated: Best Original Screenplay
- 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards
- Nominated: Best Asian Film (Taiwan)
- 2006 Yerevan International Film Festival
- Won: Golden Apricot - Best Film
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Festival de Cannes: Three Times". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ^ Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott (9 June 2017). "The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century". NY Times. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Jim Jarmusch - NYC - March 2006
External links[edit]
- Three Times at IMDb
- Three Times at Cannes FF
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Films directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Cute Girl (1980)
Cheerful Wind (1981)
The Green, Green Grass of Home (1982)
The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)
A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)
The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985)
Dust in the Wind (1986)
Daughter of the Nile (1987)
A City of Sadness (1989)
The Puppetmaster (1993)
Good Men, Good Women (1995)
Goodbye South, Goodbye (1996)
Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
Millennium Mambo (2001)
Café Lumière (2003)
Three Times (2005)
Flight of the Red Balloon (2007)
The Assassin (2015)Segments in anthology films
"The Son's Big Doll' in The Sandwich Man (1983)
"The Electric Princess Picture House" in To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
백년 연가
| 백년 연가 | |
|---|---|
| 제목 표기 | |
| 번체 | 최선의 시광 |
| 간체 | 최선의 시광 |
| 늑대 | Zuì hǎo de shí guāng |
| 영제 | Three Times |
| 각종 정보 | |
| 감독 | 侯孝賢(호우 승, 현 현) |
| 각본 | 朱天文(츄 티엔 웬) |
| 제작 | 廖慶松 (랴 경, 황문 영) |
| 출연자 | 舒淇(수 치, 장 진 ) |
| 촬영 | 李屏賓(이을 빈, 빈 빈) |
| 편집 | 廖慶松 (랴 진, 송 송) |
| 미술 | 황문영 _ |
| 배급 | 플레논 애쉬 |
| 공개 |  2005년 10월 27일 2005년 10월 28일 2006년 10월 21일 |
| 상영시간 | 131분 |
| 제작국 | 대만 |
| 언어 | 대만어 , 국어 |
『백년연가』(하쿠넨코이우타, 원제: 최호적 시광 , 영어제: Three Times )는 2005년 제작된 대만 영화 이다. 1966년, 1911년, 2005년을 무대로, 3조의 남녀의 연애를 수치와 장첸이 각각 연기 하는 옴니버스 영화 . 두 번째 부분은 무음 형식 입니다.
스토리 [ 편집 ]
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- 제1부 「연애의 꿈」
- 1966년 , 가오슝의 당구장 에 온 병역을 앞둔 청년이, 거기서 일하는 히데미(슈우비)라는 소녀를 만나, 사랑에 빠진다…
- 제2부 「자유의 꿈」
- 1911년 , 유곽에 다니는 혁명 운동가의 장과 친숙한 게이샤는 깊은 사이가 되어 있었지만, 장은 그녀를 속으로 하는 것을 거부한다…
- 제3부 「청춘의 꿈」
- 2005년 , 가수 진과 카메라맨 첸은 만난 순간부터 격렬하게 끌리는데, 2명에게는 각각 연인이 있었다…
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