Hou Hsiao-Hsien's Three Times is a lyrical exploration on three different expressions of love, unfulfilled, mercenary, meaningless, set in different eras; 1966, 1911 and 2005. Shu Qi and Chang Chen play different characters in each period and explore the central theme of Hsien's work in different circumstances. Episode 1 1966, Kaohsiung - A Time For Love ('Lian'ai meng'), a soldier searches for a young woman he met one afternoon playing pool. Episode 2 1911, Dadaocheng - A Time For Freedom (`Ziy find out more...