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What Time Is It There?

Original title: Ni na bian ji dian
  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.7K
YOUR RATING
Shiang-chyi Chen and Kang-sheng Lee in What Time Is It There? (2001)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Tsai Ming-liang
  • Writers
    • Tsai Ming-liang
    • Pi-ying Yang
  • Stars
    • Kang-sheng Lee
    • Shiang-chyi Chen
    • Yi-ching Lu
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    5.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tsai Ming-liang
    • Writers
      • Tsai Ming-liang
      • Pi-ying Yang
    • Stars
      • Kang-sheng Lee
      • Shiang-chyi Chen
      • Yi-ching Lu
    • 32User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Top Cast16

    Kang-sheng Lee
    Kang-sheng Lee
    • Hsiao-Kang
    • (as Lee Kang-Sheng)
    Shiang-chyi Chen
    Shiang-chyi Chen
    • Shiang-Chyi
    • (as Chen Shiang-Chyi)
    Yi-ching Lu
    Yi-ching Lu
    • Hsiao-Kang's Mother
    • (as Lu Yi-Ching)
    Miao Tien
    Miao Tien
    • Hsiao-Kang's Father…
    Liao Ching-Kuo
    • Sorcerer
    Chao-yi Tsai
    • Clock Store Owner
    • (as Tsai Chao-Yi)
    Chen Hsi-Fei
    • Video Tapes Vendor
    Quail Youth-Leigh
    • Vendor's customer
    • (as Lee Yo-Hsin)
    Kuo-Cheng Huang
    • Fat Boy
    • (as Huang Kuo-Cheng)
    Kuei Tsai
    • Prostitute
    • (as Tsai Guei)
    Chin Li-Fang
    • Reporter
    David Ganansia
    • Man at Restaurant
    Chen Chao-jung
    Chen Chao-jung
    • Man in Subway Station
    • (as Chen Chao-Jung)
    Arthur Nauzyciel
    • Man at Telephone Booth
    • (as Arthur Nauczyciel)
    Jean-Pierre Léaud
    Jean-Pierre Léaud
    • Man at the Cemetery
    Cecilia Yip
    Cecilia Yip
    • Chinese Woman in Paris
    • Director
      • Tsai Ming-liang
    • Writers
      • Tsai Ming-liang
      • Pi-ying Yang
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews32

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    Summary

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    Related interests

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    Romance

    Storyline

    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.
    • Quotes
      • Woman in Paris: Oh, Taiwan. I've been there. It's fun.
    • Alternate versions
      111min version
    • Connections
      Features The 400 Blows (1959)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 26, 2001 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Taiwan
      • France
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • French
      • Min Nan
      • English
    • Also known as
      • What Time Is It Over There?
    • Filming locations
      • Taipei Hesien, Taiwan
    • Production companies
      • Arena Films
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • Homegreen Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $195,760
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $27,936
      • Jan 21, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $265,477
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 56m(116 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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