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How Edward Yang's Yi Yi helps you keep track of over a dozen major characters

The 2000 masterpiece perfectly juggles an enormous number of characters.
A girl talks to a man. They're both dressed in formalwear. The man leans on an upside-down photo of a couple.
I just think this is a very fun shot. (Credit: Janus Films)

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