"A One and a Two" (A One and a Two) is a film directed by Taiwanese director Yang Dechang in 2000, which depicts family affection and the meaning of life. The film mainly tells the story of the life of Jian Namjoon's family until the death of her mother-in-law. It premiered in France on May 14, 2000; in the same year, the film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 53rd Cannes International Film Festival and "Time" Weekly. In the selection of the top ten films of the year, Yang Dechang won the Best Director Award at the Cannes International Film Festival for this film. Because Yang Dechang was deeply dissatisfied with the fact that the distribution ecology of Taiwanese films was controlled by a few people, he was worried that he would be sacrificed by hasty promotion, so he simply did not show it in Taiwan. On November 6, 2009, the film was officially released in Taiwan to commemorate the deceased Yang Dechang.
The French media described it this way: Yang Dechang sang the "Psalm of Life" through the film.
When he narrated a simple family story, he really touched the "essence of emotion", and explained the girl's thoughts, childhood confusion, career crisis, family disputes, as well as lamenting about religion and satire on current affairs with skillful skills. A mother-in-law, a husband, a wife, a daughter, and a son involve all stages of life. Watching this movie is not like watching a movie but living a life, so there is the classic line: The invention of the movie has tripled our lives.
For three hours, you can understand life, but continue to watch it if you don't understand. This is a movie worth reminiscing about at any age.
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