The year is 1966, and Chow Mo-wan, a struggling author, asks the woman he loves, Su Lizhen, 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 in 1967, eccentric hotel heiress Wang Jingwen in 1968, and Bai Ling, 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 is a loose sequel to the 1991 film Days of Being Wild and the 2000 film In the Mood for Love. All directed by the highly critically acclaimed Wong Kar-wai (Fallen Angels). 2046 is a visual treat, and a film that breaks away from the classical narrative and juggles four different arcs in its hands. In the Mood for Love was a very romance heavy film, but I get a much stronger sensual presence from 2046, and Wong is great at showing the raw power of lust.
I always have a hard time choosing a favorite film by Wong, but it always ends in a tie between 2046 and Fallen Angels (1995). A stylistic love story with sci-fi-elements, and so elegant it hurts.
I always have a hard time choosing a favorite film by Wong, but it always ends in a tie between 2046 and Fallen Angels (1995). A stylistic love story with sci-fi-elements, and so elegant it hurts.
Genre: Drama/Fantasy/Romance
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