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7.2/10 • 951

2004-10-292h 8m

DramaScience FictionRomance

Are you still in the mood for love?

Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.

Directors
Wong Kar-wai
Editors
William Chang

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Tony Leung

    Tony Leung

    Chow Mo Wan

  2. Gong Li

    Gong Li

    Su Li Zhen

  3. Faye Wong

    Faye Wong

    Wang Jing Wen

  4. Takuya Kimura

    Takuya Kimura

    Tak

  5. Zhang Ziyi

    Zhang Ziyi

    Bai Ling

  6. Carina Lau

    Carina Lau

    Lulu / Mimi

  7. Chang Chen

    Chang Chen

    Mimi's Boyfriend

  8. Dong Jie

    Dong Jie

    Wang Jie Wen

  9. Maggie Cheung

    Maggie Cheung

    Su Li-Zhen

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CinemaSerf

Sep 4, 2023

7/10

Another classic effort from Wong Kar-wai, this time with a touch of sci-fi added to his usually potent mix of romance and strong characters. Tony Leung reprises his role from "In the Mood for Love" (2000) as "Chow mo-wan" who has now returned to Hong Kong to write his book - about a land called "2046". As he writes, he forms relationships of varying degrees of importance with four women but the more he tries to forget his past, the harder it is for him to move on, to escape from the memories of his now late wife. Is that the goal of "2046" - memories never die, never exist - time stands still? Leung handles this emotional tsunami of a film with aplomb, and as usual, there is a wonderfully eclectic soundtrack to keep the sense of confusion working nicely, too. Maybe a touch too long - but still an absorbing piece of cinema from a man who can juggle concepts and characterisations with some considerable skill.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Budget
$12,000,000.00
Revenue
$20,205,757.00
Keywords
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