Three Times
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70% Critic Match

Three Times

7.0 / 10 2005 2h 10mNR Chinese
RomanceDrama

Storyline

In three separate segments, set respectively in 1966, 1911, and 2005, three love stories unfold between three sets of characters, under three different periods of Taiwanese history and governance.

Cast & Crew

Shu Qi

Shu Qi

May / Courtesan / Jing

Lead
Chang Chen

Chang Chen

Chen / Mr. Chang / Zhen

LS

Liao Su-jen

Hostess / Madam / Jing's Mother

MD

Mei Di

May's Mother / Madam / Aunt

CS

Chen Shi-Zheng

Haruko / Ah Mei / Blue

LP

Lee Pei-Hsuan

Yue / Mickey

Mei Fang

Mei Fang

Old Woman

Lawrence Ko

Lawrence Ko

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hou Hsiao-hsien's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Three Times is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker