2046 (2004)

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Hong Kong-based filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai moves back and forth in time as he reexamines and amplifies the themes from his film In the Mood for Love in this offbeat romantic drama. Opening in the year 2046, in which a man named Tak (Takuya Kimura) attempts to persuades wjw 1967 (Faye Wong) to travel back in time with him, the film soon shifts to the year 1966, in which Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), a struggling author, asks the woman he loves, Su Lizhen (Gong Li) to sail with him from Singapore to Hong Kong on Christmas Eve. She declines, and over the next three years, we return to Chow Mo-wan on December 24 as he finds himself with another woman each year -- lighthearted Lulu (Carina Lau) in 1967, eccentric hotel heiress Wang Jingwen (Faye Wong) in 1968, and Bai Ling (Zhang Ziyi), a high-class prostitute, in 1969. In time, Chow Mo-wan and Wang Jingwen become reacquainted, and a love affair blooms, but the fates are not on their side. 2046 had its world premiere at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. A re-edited version featuring an additional 4 minutes of footage, but minus sequences by martial arts coordinator Tung Wai) premiered in late 2004. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

128 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

Wong Kar-Wai

Writer(s):

Wong Kar-Wai

Producer(s):

Wong Kar-Wai

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

R(Sci-Fi Violence, Sexual Situations, Adult Language, Nudity)

Categories:

Foreign, Independent Films, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Romance

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• 2005 - 2046 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Cinematography (Runner-up)
• 2005 - 2046 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Cinematography (Runner-up)
• 2005 - 2046 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Cinematography (Runner-up)
• 2005 - 2046 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Foreign Language Film
• 2005 - 2046 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Production Design
• 2005 - 2046 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Cinematography
• 2005 - 2046 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Picture (Runner-up)
• 2005 - 2046 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Foreign Language Film
• 2005 - 2046 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)
• 2005 - 2046 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Cinematography
• 2005 - 2046 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Cinematography
• 2005 - 2046 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Director (Runner-up)
• 2005 - 2046 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Foreign Film
• 2005 - 2046 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Cinematography
• 2005 - 2046 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Cinematography
• 2005 - 2046 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Cinematography