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2046

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2046 (2004)

R 129 min - Fantasy, Drama, Science Fiction, Romance - 29 September 2004
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2046 is the sequel to Wong Kar-Wais’ successful box-office hit In The Mood For Love. A film about affairs, ending relationships, and a shared love for Kung-Fu novels as the main character, Chow, writes his own novel and reflects back on his favorite love Su.

Director:  Wong Kar-wai

Storyline

2046 is the sequel to Wong Kar-Wais’ successful box-office hit In The Mood For Love. A film about affairs, ending relationships, and a shared love for Kung-Fu novels as the main character, Chow, writes his own novel and reflects back on his favorite love Su.


Collections: Wong Kar-wai

Tagline: Are you still in the mood for love?

Details

Official Website:  http://www.wkw2046.com/
Country:   Germany Hong Kong China France Italy
Release Date:  29 September 2004

Box Office

Budget:  $12,000,000
Revenue:  $19,271,312

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Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 09 min

2046 is a 2004 Hong Kong romantic drama film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It is a loose sequel to Kar-wai’s films Days of Being Wild (1990) and In the Mood for Love (2000).

It follows the aftermath of Chow Mo-wan’s unconsummated affair with Su Li-zhen in 1960s Hong Kong but also includes some science fiction elements and makes frequent references to the date of December 24 or Christmas Eve, on which many significant events in the film occur.

2046 movie trailer

Plot

The film is the third chapter of a shared story that began with Days of Being Wild and continued with In the Mood for Love.

There are four main story arcs to the film. Three are about the relations of Chow with women that he meets after losing Su Li-zhen. The first concerns Chow and Wang Jing-wen, the second is about Chow and Bai Ling, and the third is about Chow and a different woman who is also named Su Li-zhen. The fourth takes place in Chow’s mysterious world of 2046 and concerns a Japanese passenger falling in love with a gynoid. Typical of Wong Kar-wai films, the arcs are presented in pieces and in non-chronological order.

The approximate order of the arcs is listed below.

Source: [Wikipedia]