Zui hao de shi guang

The film weaves together three narratives about men and women: “A Time for Love,” set in 1966, follows a soldier’s quest to find a young woman he encountered one afternoon at a pool hall; “A Time for Freedom,” set in a 1911 brothel, centers on a singer’s desire to break free from her environment; and “A Time for Youth,” set in 2005 Taipei, explores a love triangle where a singer engages in an affair with a photographer, causing her partner to suffer. In the first two stories, letters play a pivotal role in shaping the outcomes, while in the third, communication is driven by cell-phone calls, text messages, and a computer file. As the years progress between these tales, although sexual intimacy becomes more accessible and words more liberated, genuine communication diminishes.