FRANCE - MAY 21: Cannes film festival : photo call of the winners In Cannes, France On May 21, 2000-Edward Yang for " Yiyi". (Photo by Pool BENAINOUS/DUCLOS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
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FRANCE - MAY 21: Cannes film festival : closing ceremony. Prize In Cannes, France On May 21, 2000-John Waters and Edward Yang. (Photo by Pool BENAINOUS/DUCLOS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
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Edward Yang, Best Director (Photo by Toni Anne Barson/WireImage)
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Edward Yang, Best Director (Photo by Toni Anne Barson/WireImage)
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Taiwanese director Edward Yang (L) and Taiwaneses actresses Chen Xiangi (2nd L) and Ni Shujun (2nd R) pose before the presentation of the film "Du Li Shi Dai" during the 47th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 13, 1994. (Photo by Georges BENDRIHEM / AFP) (Photo by GEORGES BENDRIHEM/AFP via Getty Images)
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