Three Times
2005 · 130 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 6,268 VOTES · DIR. Hou Hsiao-hsien
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 379 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:44 Executive Producer Hou Hsiao Hsien and Hwarng Wern-Ying
00:09:32 Good
00:12:43 "...have been my happiest days"
00:16:29 What's your name?
00:19:51 I'm starting military service, in Taipei
00:25:28 Have a seat
00:27:55 Where exactly?
00:30:29 Is there a girl called May here?
00:33:20 Who are you looking for?
00:34:16 DALIN
00:37:42 Sit down
00:45:44 One poem read...
00:55:37 The Su family offers 200 silver dollars
01:01:22 Rise early to serve your in-laws
01:06:48 THE NEXT DAY
01:14:44 Now Madame is asking me to stay here longer.
01:33:30 "Showed up too early..."
01:36:04 The shape which you're in
01:43:33 Thanks
01:45:20 Don't be angry
01:49:22 Has water gone inside?
01:50:46 "With smiling gray eyes
01:55:02 Go to your place.
02:00:16 You know that I love you more than you love me.
Cast & Characters
Shu Qi
May (segment \"A Time for Love\")
Shu Qi
Courtesan (segment \"A Time for Freedom\")
Shu Qi
Jing (segment \"A Time for Youth\")
Chang Chen
Chen (segment \"A Time for Love\")
Chang Chen
Mr. Chang (segment \"A Time for Freedom\")
Chang Chen
Zhen (segment \"A Time for Youth\")
Fang Mei
Old Woman (segment \"A Time for Freedom\")
Fang Mei
Grandmother (segment \"A Time for Youth\")
Shu-Chen Liao
Hostess (segment \"A Time for Love\")
Shu-Chen Liao
Madam (segment \"A Time for Freedom\")
Shu-Chen Liao
Jing's mother (segment \"A Time for Youth\")
Mei Di
May's mother (segment \"A Time for Love\")
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed379
Dialogue density2.9 lines / min
First line00:00:44
Final line02:00:16
Production Record
DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes6,268