- Country: France, Taiwan
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Release: 2005-05-20 (Cannes Film Festival), 2005-10-28 (Taiwan)
- Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou
- Writers: T'ien-wen Chu , Hsiao-Hsien Hou
- Language: Mandarin | Min Nan
- Stars: Shu Qi , Shu Qi , Shu Qi , Chang Chen , Chang Chen , Chang Chen , Mei Fang , Mei Fang , Shu-Chen Liao , Shu-Chen Liao , Shu-Chen Liao , Mei Di , Mei Di , Mei Di , Shi-Shan Chen , Shi-Shan Chen , Shi-Shan Chen , Lee Pei-Hsuan , Lee Pei-Hsuan , Yi-Hua Chang
- Runtime: 120 min
- Awards: 8 wins & 19 nominations
- AKA: Zuei hao de shih guang (Taiwan) , 最好的時光 (Hong Kong) , Trei povesti despre iubire (Romania) , 百年恋歌 (Japan) , Τρεις φορές (Greece) , Three Times , Τρεις στιγμές (Greece) , Three Times (France, French Republic) , Три времени (Russian Federation) , Three Times (Italy) , Tres tiempos (Mexico) , 最好的時光 (Taiwan) , Three Times (Canada) , Três Tempos (Brazil) , Três Tempos (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Tiempos de amor, juventud y libertad (Spain) , Three Times (Netherlands the) , Trzy miłości (Poland) , Vreme za ljubav (Serbia) , Three Times (United States of America) , Three Times (United Kingdom) , Zui hao de shi guang Tiempos de amor juventud y libertad, Treis fores, Treis stigmes, Três Tempos, Tres tiempos, Trzy milosci, Vreme za ljubav, Zuei hao de shih guang, Zui hao de shi guang, 最好的时光, 最好的时光 (China), 最好的時光
- Plot:
There are three stories of women and men: in “A Time for Love” set in 1966, a soldier searches for a young woman he met one afternoon playing pool; “A Time for Freedom,” set in a bordello in 1911, revolves around a singer’s longing to escape her surroundings; in “A Time for Youth” set in 2005 Taipei, a triangle in which a singer has an affair with a photographer while her partner suffers is dramatized. In the first two stories, letters are crucial to the outcome; in the third, it’s cell-phone calls, text messages, and a computer file. Over the years between the tales, as sexual intimacy becomes more likely and words more free, communication recedes.
- IMDB:tt0459666
Three Times Cast · · · ALL
Shu Qi
May / Courtesan / Jing
Chang Chen
Chen / Mr. Chang / Zhen
Su-jen Liao
Hostess / Madam / Jing's Mother
Mei Di
May's Mother / Madam / Aunt
Shi-Zheng Chen
Haruko / Ah Mei / Blue
Lee Pei-Hsuan
Yue / Mickey
Mei Fang
Old Woman
Lawrence Ko