ET LÀ-BAS, QUELLE HEURE EST-IL? (2001)

Film details

Featuring

Lee Kang-sheng Chen Shiang-chyi Lu Yi-ching
Countries

France Italy Taiwan
Year

2001
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

NI NEIBIAN JIDIAN Alternative
CHE ORA È, LAGGIÙ Alternative
WHAT TIME IS IT THERE? Alternative
NI NEI PIEN CHI TIEN Alternative

Synopsis

Hsiao-Kang makes a living selling watches in the Tapei streets. A few days after the death of his father he meets Shiang-Chyi, who is leaving for Paris the next day. To escape his family worries, Hsiao-Kang takes refuge in the memory of his meeting with Shiang-Chyi. Seeking to bridge the miles between them, he tries to set all the watches and clocks in Tapei to Paris time. Meanwhile in Paris, Shiang-Chyi confronts events that seem to be mysteriously connected to Hsiao-Kang.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Hsiao-Kang
    
    Lee Kang-sheng
  - Shiang-Chyi
    
    Chen Shiang-chyi
  - Hsiao-Kang's mother
    
    Lu Yi-ching
  - Hsiao-Kang's father
    
    Miao Tien
  - sorcerer
    
    Liao Ching-kuo
  - clock store owner
    
    Tsai Chao-yi
  - video tapes vendor
    
    Chen Hsu-fei
  - vendor's customer
    
    Lee Yo-hsin
  - sorceress
    
    Hsu Yue-yin
  - fat boy
    
    Huang Kuo-cheng
  - prostitute
    
    Tsai Guei
  - reporter
    
    Chin Li-fang
  - Shiang-Chyi
    
    Chen Shiang-chyi
  - man at restaurant
    
    David Ganansia
  - Chinese man in subway
    
    Chen Chao-jung
  - man at telephone booth
    
    Arthur Nauczyciel
  - man at cemetery
    
    Jean-Pierre Léaud
  - Chinese woman in Paris
    
    Cecilia Yip
  - old man at the park
    
    Miao Tien
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Tsai Ming-liang
  - ©/Production Company
    
    Aréna Films (Paris)
  - ©/Production Company
    
    Arte France Cinéma
  - In association with
    
    Homegreen Films
  - With the participation of
    
    CNC - Centre national de la cinématographie
  - With the participation of
    
    Alia Film (Rome)
  - With the participation of
    
    Tele+
  - [International Sales]
    
    Fortissimo Film Sales
  - Producer
    
    Bruno Pesery
  - Associate Producer
    
    Lin Hui-chin
  - Production Manager
    
    Ju Feng-yeh
  - Production Manager
    
    Catherine Chouridis
  - Paris Location Manager
    
    Michel Imbert
  - Assistant Director (Taipei)
    
    Wang Ming-tai
  - Assistant Director (Taipei)
    
    Vincent Wang
  - Assistant Director (Taipei 2nd)
    
    Chen Yi-yu
  - Assistant Director (Paris)
    
    Vincent Wang
  - Script Supervisor (Taipei)
    
    Chua Thien-see
  - Paris Casting Director
    
    Marie-Sylvie Caillierez
  - Screenplay
    
    Tsai Ming-liang
  - Screenplay
    
    Yang Pi-ying
  - Director of Photography
    
    Benoît Delhomme
  - DV Photographer (Taipei)
    
    Cheng Cheng-chia
  - Graphics Designer
    
    Tsao Chih-wei
  - Editor
    
    Chen Sheng-chang
  - Production Designer
    
    Yip Kam Tim
  - Costume Designer (Taipei)
    
    Wang Chia-hui
  - Costume Designer (Paris)
    
    Jackie Budin
  - Wardrobe (Paris)
    
    Nathalie Suhard
  - Make-up (Taipei)
    
    Chen Yi-li
  - Hairstyles (Taipei)
    
    Andy Huang
  - Hairstyles (Taipei)
    
    Eros 4 Hair Styling
  - Sound
    
    Tu Tu-chih
  - Sound
    
    Tang Hsiang-chu
  - Script Translation (French)
    
    Vincent Wang
  - Script Translation (English)
    
    Chua Thien-see