Movie poster for 2046

2046 is a Hong Kong movie written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, released in 2004. It is a sequel to Days of Being Wild (released in 1991) and In the Mood for Love (released in 2000). It follows the love-life of Chow Mo-wan in 1960s' Hong Kong but includes some science fiction elements. 2046 movie poster. ... 2046 movie poster. ... The history of Chinese-language cinema has three separate threads of development: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China and Cinema of Taiwan. ... Wong Kar-wai Wong Kar-wai (Traditional Chinese: 王家衛; Simplified Chinese: 王家卫; pinyin: ) (born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong film director known for his unique visual style of slow paced romantic art films. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Days of Being Wild aka. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Movie poster for In the Mood for Love In the Mood for Love (花樣年華, lit. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

Cast and roles include

• Tony Leung Chiu Wai - Chow Mo-wan, the main character and narrator. A journalist and writer, he is the same character, played by the same actor as in In the Mood for Love.
• Maggie Cheung - Su Li Zhen, the woman Chow Mo-wan loved most. See In the Mood for Love.
• Gong Li - Another Su Li Zhen. Presented as a "professional gambler" and nicknamed "Black Spider", she said that she was from Phnom Penh. Chow Mo-wan met her in Singapore.
• Wang Sum
  • Mr. Wang, the hotel owner. He had taken singing lessons in Harbin, China.
  • The captain of the train to (or from) 2046.
• Faye Wong
  • Wang Jing Wen. The first daughter of Mr. Wang, the hotel owner. She was in love with a Japanese man, a relationship that her father opposed strongly.
  • An android in the train to (or from) 2046.
• Takuya Kimura
  • A Japanese man, sent to Hong Kong for a while by his company. He is Wang Jing Wen's boyfriend.
  • Tak, a passenger of the train to (or from) 2046.
• Dong Jie - Wang Jie Wen. The second daughter of Mr. Wang, the hotel owner.
• Carina Lau
  • Mimi/Lulu. See Days of Being Wild.
  • An android in the train to (or from) 2046.
• Chang Chen
  • The drummer boyfriend of Mimi/Lulu. Played by Jacky Cheung in Days of Being Wild.
  • A passenger of the train to (or from) 2046.
• Zhang Ziyi - Bai Ling. An occupant of room 2046 in the Oriental Hotel, and a lover of Chow Mo-wan.
• Siu Ping-lam - Ah Ping, a colleague and friend of Chow Mo-wan.
• Bird McIntyre

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Filming details

(Left to right) Christopher Doyle, William Chang, Wong Kar-wai on 2046 set in Shanghai, China

A total secrecy surrounded the movie before its release, and this led to a lot of speculation as to the significance of the number "2046", many believing that it would be the year in which the movie would be set, and that it would be a science fiction film. It also became an in-joke that the title would actually refer to the year of release. Christopher Doyle, Chang Shu-Ping, Wong Kar-Wai on 2046 set in Shanghai, China This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Christopher Doyle, Chang Shu-Ping, Wong Kar-Wai on 2046 set in Shanghai, China This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

The film took a whole four years in making, and the production was suffering from bad luck; for an example, the production was shut down because of the SARS epidemic in March 2003. At last, it premiered during the 2004 Cannes Film Festival as a competitive film (the reels arrived straight from the laboratory causing a delay in the schedule), yet Wong pulled the film off after the premiere to continue editing it. Wong was reportedly editing it all the way to October, and it was at last finished and given to the public to see in late October. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is an atypical form of pneumonia. ... Å·An epidemic is generally a widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population. ... Premiere, from French language première meaning first, generally means a first performance. Premieres for theatrical, musical, and other productions are often extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media attention. ... Feature Films Jury Quentin Tarantino, President (United States) Emmanuelle Béart (France) Edwidge Danticat (United States) Tilda Swinton (United Kingdom) Kathleen Turner (United States) Benoît Poelvoorde (Belgium) Jerry Schatzberg (United States) Tsui Hark (Hong Kong) Peter Von Bagh (Finland) Films in Competition 2046, by Wong Kar-Wai Clean, by...

It has been picked up by Sony Pictures Classics in the United States of America, and is scheduled for release on 5 August 2005.

Title

2046 is the number of the hotel room in In the Mood for Love in which Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Maggie Cheung's characters meet to write their kung fu serial. Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Chinese: 梁朝偉; pinyin: ) (born June 27, 1962) is a Hong Kong movie and ex-television actor. ... Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (張曼玉; pinyin: Zhāng Mànyù; Cantonese: dzoeng1 maan6 juk9/juk2) (born September 20, 1964) is a Hong Kong film star who has been cast in more than 80 films since the 1980s. ... Alternative meaning: Kung Fu (TV series) Kung fu or gongfu (功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a well-known Chinese term used in the West to designate Chinese martial arts. ...

In the movie 2046, "2046" is the number of a hotel room occupied by Lulu, and later by Bai Ling at the Oriental Hotel, while Tony Leung's room number is 2047.

In the same movie, the main character (Tony Leung) writes science fiction stories, in which 2046 is a popular year to which people time-travel. The stories are titled 2046 and later 2047 (a collaboration with Faye Wong's character). Time travel is the concept of travelling forward and backward to different points in time, much as we do through space. ...

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Plot details

The main line of the movie takes place in Hong Kong, in the "Oriental Hotel", between 1966 and 1969. Some flashbacks show the main character (Tony Leung) in Singapore. Some parts of the movie show pieces of the 2047 science fiction story that Tony Leung is writing. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

A herald of Wong's respect for his imagination, as well as a summary of his previous films, 2046 is a ground-breaking film in Wong's career, much like La Dolce Vita to Federico Fellini. As Chow Mo-Wan uses his personal experience to imagine "2047", he manages to face his troubled past. Similarly, Wong Kar-wai uses his previous personal experiences, already portrayed in his earlier movies, to imagine "2046", a film that houses his trademark sentimentalism, allowing his very self to push ahead into his realm of imagination. 2004 DVD release. ... Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was a famous Italian film-maker and director. ...

Music

Original music:

• Shigeru Umebayashi: "2046 Main Theme", "The Christmas Song" (Fast Version), "Interlude I", "Polonaise", "2046 Main Theme" (Rumba Version), "Lost", "Long Journey", "Interlude II", "2046 Main Theme" (With Percussion, Train Remix)
• Peer Raben: "Dark Chariot", "Sisyphos At Work"

Non-original music:

• Xavier Cugat: "Siboney" – Instrumental, "Perfidia"
• Dean Martin: "Sway"
• Georges Delerue: "Julien et Barbara" (originally from the soundtrack of François Truffaut's Vivement Dimanche!)
• Connie Francis: "Siboney"
• Vincenzo Bellini and Felice Romani: Norma opera: "Casta Diva", performed by Angela Gheorghiu and the London Symphony Orchestra, directed by Evelino Pido - recorded in 2000
• Zbigniew Preisner: "Decision" (originally from the soundtrack of Thou shalt not kill, Part 5 of Krzysztof Kieslowski's The Decalogue)
• Secret Garden: "Adagio" with David Agnew (cor anglais)
• Nat King Cole and the Nat King Cole Trio: "The Christmas Song"

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Producers

• Eric Heumann - co-producer
• Amedeo Panaghi - co-producer
• Marc Sillam - co-producer
• Wong Kar-wai - producer
• Zhang Yimou - producer

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Cinematographers

• Christopher Doyle
• Kwan Pun-leung
• Lai Yiu-fai

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Awards

• In April 2004, the film was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, later receiving mixed reviews.
• In November 2004, it won awards for Best Art Direction and Best Original Film Score at the Golden Horse Film Festival in Taiwan.
• In March 2005, it was nominated in numerous categories at the Hong Kong Film Awards, winning Best Actor (Tong Leung), Best Actress (Zhang Ziyi), Best Cinematography (Christopher Doyle), Best Costume Design and Make-Up, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Film Score (Shigeru Umebayashi).

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Release dates

• France: May 20, 2004 - Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival
• Hong Kong: September 29, 2004
• Malaysia: September 30, 2004
• Taiwan: October 1, 2004
• Singapore: October 14, 2004
• United Kingdom: October 15, 2004
• France: October 20, 2004
• South Korea: October 22, 2004
• Japan: October 23, 2004
• Italy: October 29, 2004
• Thailand: November 4, 2004
• Norway: November 5, 2004
• Denmark: November 12, 2004
• Portugal: November 18, 2004
• Finland: November 26, 2004
• Germany: January 13, 2005
• Netherlands: February 3, 2005
• US: August 5, 2005

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See also

• List of movies set in Hong Kong

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External links

• 2046 at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website, by Jet Tone Films Ltd (Hong Kong)
• Official website, by Océan Films (France) (in French)
• Official website (Japan) (in Japanese)
• MonkeyPeaches 2046 page
• 2046 Zhang Ziyi fanpage
• Zhang Ziyi CSC: 2046