Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 2007 • China, France, Hong Kong
Starring Norah Jones, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz
For his oft-overlooked first English-language feature, legendary director Wong Kar Wai brought his dreamily elliptical sense of time and intoxicating, color-saturated romanticism to America, from New York City to the open roads of the Southwest. After suffering heartbreak, Elizabeth (Norah Jones) leaves Manhattan behind for a road trip that takes her from Memphis to the desolate Nevada desert and back, along the way encountering a host of unforgettable strangers who help her come to terms with her complicated feelings about love.
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Chungking Express
Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 1994 • Hong Kong
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Happy Together
Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 1997 • Hong Kong
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