2046
2046
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2h 8m
Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 2004 • Hong Kong
Starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Gong Li, Faye Wong
Wong Kar Wai’s loose sequel to IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE combines that film’s languorous air of romantic longing with a dizzying time-hopping structure and avant-sci-fi twist. Tony Leung Chiu Wai reprises his role as writer Chow Mo-Wan, whose numerous failed relationships with women who drift in and out of his life (and the one who goes in and out of room 2046, down the hall from his apartment) inspire the delirious futuristic love story he pens. 2046’s dazzling fantasy sequences give Wong and two of his key collaborators—cinematographer Christopher Doyle and editor/costume designer/production designer William Chang Suk Ping—license to let their imaginations run wild, propelling the sumptuous visuals and operatic emotions skyward toward the sublime.
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Making of 2046
This 2004 documentary details the making of 2046 and features interviews with director Wong Kar Wai, actors Chang Chen, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Faye Wong, Ziyi Zhang, and others.
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2046 Behind the Scenes: Ziyi Zhang
This montage of behind-the-scenes footage from 2046 focuses on actor Ziyi Zhang as the character Bai Ling.
