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EA105, 2046 - Director

Director

Wong Kar-Wai / Wang Jiawei (1956- ) 王家衛，王家卫

  • Art/popular French new-wave directors like Jean-Luc Godard
  • Neon palette, other strong visual effects

Filmography:

  • Days of Being Wild (1991) — cinematography: Christopher Doyle
  • Chungking Express (1994) — cinematography: Christopher Doyle
    • scriptless, two linked stories, shot without much planning, came up with dialogue as the film developed … yearning, Hong Kong at night
  • Fallen Angels (1995) — cinematography: Christopher Doyle
  • In the Mood for Love (2000) — cinematography: Christopher Doyle, Pung-Leung Kwan & Ping Bin Lee
  • 2046 (2004 ) — cinematography: Christopher Doyle & Pung-Leung Kwan
  • My Blueberry Nights (2007) — cinematography: Darius Khondji (director of photography) & Pung-Leung Kwan
    • Jude Law, Norah Jones, Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman

Cinematographer

Christopher Doyle (Australian, Psycho 1998, Quiet American, Hero, Last Life in the Universe also did a segment in Paris je t-aime, the "Port de Choisy" (which was a Chinatown like story) Fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, and French. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Doyle) Last Life in the Universe has the same dreamy cinematographic style as his Wong movies and can give you a sense of what Doyle brings to Wong's films (in other words, Wong likes it, but doesn't invent this mood). For an example: Last Life in the Universe - Tribute (YouTube)

Director: WONG Kar Wai (Chinese, Hong Kong)
Year released: 2004
Running time: 2:04
Setting: Singapore and Hong Kong, at various times between 1963 and 1970; a train in an unspecified future time
IMDb: 2046
Release data (Box Office Mojo): 2046

Chow Mo-wan: the journalist male protagonist, loves Su Li-zhen and others

Su Li-Zhen (1) & (2): Chow's "true" love from the film In the Mood for Love but also "Black Spider," the glove-wearing gambler with the same name.

Bai Ling: feisty female who moves in close to Chow Mo-wan and is expert at getting the attention of men

Wang Jing Wen: sad, if not crazy, writer type who loves a Japanese man. She is the elder daughter of the hotel owner; her sister is Wang Jie Wen, a minor character

Topics of focus for this film:

"Layering": memories, conflation of individuals, non-linear timelines.
Communication between lovers.
Comparisons: Dreams in 2046 and Tale of Genji.
Comparisons: Money in 2046 and Story of the Stone.

Film segments / Film modules

Maodule 01: Scenes 00-07 (34 min.)
Module 02: Scenes 08-14 (30 min.)
Module 03: Scenes 15-23 (33 min.)
Module 04: Scenes 24-28 (32 min.)

On campus availability:

Media Center (Moffitt) — DVD 4876