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2046 - Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Zhang Ziyi, Faye Wong, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, Kar Wai Wong

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Movie propaganda

He was a writer. He thought he wrote about the future but it really was the past. In his novel, a mysterious train left for 2046 every once in a while. Everyone who went there had the same intention… to recapture their lost memories. It was said that in 2046, nothing ever changed. Nobody knew for sure if it was true, because nobody who went there had ever come back - except for one. He was there. He chose to leave. He wanted to change.

Theatrical propaganda posters

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film China writer memory Hong Kong romance lost love

Persons of interest

Tony Leung Chiu Wai .... Chow Mo Wan
Li Gong .... Su Li Zhen
Takuya Kimura .... Tak
Faye Wong .... Wang Jing Wen
Ziyi Zhang .... Bai Ling
Carina Lau .... Lulu/Mimi
Chen Chang .... Chen Chang (1966)
Wang Sum .... Mr Wang/Train Captain
Ping Lam Siu .... Ah Ping
Maggie Cheung .... Su Li Zhen (1960)
Thongchai McIntyre .... Bird
Jie Dong .... Wang Jie Wen
Kar Wai Wong .... Screenwriter
Kar Wai Wong .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

2046 official movie site
2046 film production notes
2046 QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Australian Film Critics Association Awards 2005: Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film (Best Foreign Language Film (Wong Kar Wai - Hong Kong)
Cannes Film Festival 2004: Nominated: Golden Palm (Kar Wai Wong)
European Film Awards 2004: Won: Screen International Award (Kar Wai Wong)
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2005: Nominated: Best cinematography (Christopher Doyle, Kwan Pun Leung, Yiu-Fai Lai), Best foreign-language (non-English) film
Valladolid International Film Festival (Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid) 2004: Won: FIPRESCI Prize (Kar Wai Wong)
US National Society of Film Critics Awards 2006: Won: Best Cinematography (Christopher Doyle, Pung-Leung Kwan, Yiu-Fai Lai)

NB: Cantonese, Japanese and Mandarin languages with English language subtitles
See also In the mood for love
Studios and distributors:

Sony Pictures Releasing * Hopscotch Films * The AV Channel

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Hoo boy, 2046 is long. Way too long. It goes on and on and on. And on. Your attention is diffused between the numerous women with whom the numerous men are falling in love (or simply with whom they are having sex). The cinematography and mise en scene are marvellous and the interplay of the characters is fine... but there's just too much of it.

As for love, remember, you can't ever go back, so make the most of everything - and if you're not with the one you love, love the one you're with.

See In the mood for love instead.