what time is it there

Directed by Tsai Ming Liang
Production and costume design by Tim Yip
Starring Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-chyi, Lu Yi-Ching


What Time Is It There tells two parallel stories, one about the life of a street vendor (Lee) following the death of his father; the other about a woman he meets briefly (Chen) as she heads off on a trip of uncertain duration to Paris. Lee's character, who sells watches on the streets of Taipei, sells his own watch to Chen and then finds himself overcome by a desire to set every clock he sees to Paris time.