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2046 (2004)
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In this disappointing quasi-sequel to In the Mood for Love, Tony Leung once again stars, now playing a writer living in a seedy Hong Kong hotel in the 1960s. Still obsessed with his earlier unconsummated love for married woman Maggie Cheung, he wallows in dreamy dalliances with three other women (Zhang Ziyi, Carina Lau, Gong Li), inspiring him to write sci-fi stories that, although set in the year 2046, detail his desire to recapture past memories. Jumbled continuity and inexplicable futuristic scenes that recall 2001: a Space Odyssey and Barbarella add to the pretentious airs and retro-chic graces director Wong Kar-Wai gives his dark-edged romance. The photography is stunning and the costumes are gorgeous, but they can't help this nostalgic tale of lost innocence over its many awkward narrative bumps. AJ
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Running time
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123mins
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Country of origin
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HK / Fr / It / Chi
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Genre
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Romantic Science-fiction Drama
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Original language
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Cantonese
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Screenplay
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Wong Kar-Wai
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Theatrical distributor
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Tartan
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UK cinema certificate
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12A
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UK cinema release date
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January 2005
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Subtitling information
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In Cantonese with subtitles
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