2046

I bought my all region disk from my local independant video store. There are also a few places on the web where you can get it check out HKflicks.com an awesome site!
 
'Bout Time!

'Bout Time!

Finally saw this flick! 3 year wait. It's probably the longest i've ever waited for a movie.

Well, for me, it was well worth the wait. I was expecting a bare narrative pic, so was pleasantly surprised when it was more like examining a finely cut jewel - turning it in the light to catch different facets of a subject.

Zhang Ziyi's performance was Oscar caliber IMO. There were a couple scenes where she exhibited 3 or 4 varied emotions, sweeping across her beautiful face.

I'm probably in the minority, but I liked this better than In the Mood For Love. It reminded me of some short stories I love. The passage of time, the choices we make.

I actually went back in to watch it again - primarily because i saw it first in digital projection, so I wanted to watch it with film grain etc... Also to get more of the connections.

I hope WKW puts out a double disc special edition for this. Damn. More waiting:)

He's definitely not for every taste, but for those who connect, it's glorious.
At least for me, WKW reminds me of why I want to be in this business.

PS - The train sequence could have been a Kubrick short film unto itself.
F'**in' Lovely.



Cheers.
 
KOVAROVA said:
just got Won Kar Wai's 2046 on DVD from netflix. going to watch it this weekend. its a shame that it has not had a theatrical release in the States.
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It's playing in New York right now.
 
I just saw it recently, better late than never, amazing movie. Christopher Doyle is for me one of the most accomplish cinematographer today, and with 2046 I did not change my mind. Run to see it.
 
The movie kinda drags... it's super slow. But I agree well shot.

p.s. I got it like 4 months ago from.

http://www.animeniacs.com

their dvd's will play in any dvd player, and cost only 8 bucks a piece. Anyways that's my fat hookup to everyone here.
 
Shadow said:
I just saw it recently, better late than never, amazing movie. Christopher Doyle is for me one of the most accomplish cinematographer today, and with 2046 I did not change my mind. Run to see it.
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read the previous pages of this thread and you'll learn that doyle had almost nothing to do with 2046 :D

anyways i got this movie in a wong kar-wai box (mood for love,fallen angels, chungking, 2046) and still need to watch 2046.


heres a little info on his new films both with US actors this time

My Blueberry Nights (2007)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765120/

The Lady from Shanghai (2008)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439663/

Set in the 1930's, a mysterious woman who claims that she came from Shanghai has a dangerous affair with a spy.

starring:
Hugh Jackman
Nicole Kidman
Rachel Weisz

especially looking forward to the latter
 
Definetly see In The Mood For Love. The best Wong Kar Wai work, in my opinion. Better than 2046.
 
I saw this last week and I can't say I enjoyed it. The cinematography was amazing, but the story - there was nothing refreshing or original about it. However, the dialogue was to die for.
 
Wesley, don't always believe word for word what you heard or read. But that was a long and hard shooting.

"It has been suspected that the tortuous five-year shoot of 2046 marked the end of Doyle's collaboration with Wong Kar-Wai. 'How many five years do I have left?' Doyle confirms, exasperated. 'Honestly, that's a big part of it. I think the problem for me is that there are people I care about who are film-makers, and I'm constantly turning down films in the name of this out-of-control, unmitigated situation. The journey has been wonderful, but there are other great, great friends of mine who've been waiting for me.' He seems relieved. 'It feels like... it's like a hairball in a dog's stomach.'"



"FILMMAKER: I heard that you are not going to be shooting Wong Kar-wai’s next film. If you don’t mind me asking, what was the reason behind that?

DOYLE: Who said I’m not going to be shooting it?

FILMMAKER: I thought that Darius Khondji was attached.

DOYLE: Do you believe everything you read?

FILMMAKER: No. Is that wrong information?

DOYLE: I don’t know. [laughs] Ask Darius. I think that certain relationships need their time to mature, that’s all. Don’t worry. There’s more coming.

FILMMAKER: That’s good to hear. You guys are such an amazing team. "
 
Ive seen this and In the Mood For Love twice once a while ago and once recently for both, and they are both amazing!
 
From "American Cinematographer" -

Production on Kar Wai Wong's 2046 began in Thailand in December 99. Yiu Fai Lai HKSC, who worked on the project with cinematographers Christopher Doyle, HKSC, and Pung Leung Kwan, remembers that time as "playful and creative".
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All THREE cinematographers were nominated for Best Cinematography: Christopher Doyle, Kwan Pun-leung, Lai Yiu-Fai.

I think Tony's article was "the long goodbye" in the Jan.2005 Sight and Sound. He's done much of the English subtitling for WKW's films, and was a frequent visitor to the set. Maybe Doyle didn't walk off 2046 - I don't know, or Tony's account is looney. Only the insiders know how much of Doyle's lensing made it to the screen...

Doyle has said that he felt 2046 was unnecessary (since the themes were covered in ITMFL) and that he wants to have a quicker turnaround/diversity in filming (which could explain his Hollywood sojourn).

So far, I've seen it 3 times. It's definately one of the most painterly movies of the year:beer:
 
from what I heard 2046 is the last time Doyle will work with WKW, and understandably so. he has high regards for WKW, but 2046 was probably too much.

reminds me of the Kurosawa/Mifune split.

i'm sure you folks know this, but I might as well repeat. Darius Khondji is lensing My Blueberry Nights, starring Norah Jones, right now as we speak. He is also booked for WKW's next project Lady from Shanghai.
 
D_and_G said:
Zhang Ziyi's performance was Oscar caliber IMO. There were a couple scenes where she exhibited 3 or 4 varied emotions, sweeping across her beautiful face.

I'm probably in the minority, but I liked this better than In the Mood For Love. It reminded me of some short stories I love. The passage of time, the choices we make.

He's definitely not for every taste, but for those who connect, it's glorious.
At least for me, WKW reminds me of why I want to be in this business.
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I back you for your points here!
 
I have the impression that these films are meant to be viewed multiple times. The form itself is so stunningly impressive that it alone warrants more viewings, and with each viewing the content seems to reveal itself more and more. Definitely not for the one and done crowd.
 
WKW's films are generally like that. Better with every viewing. I loved 2046. And thought it was crazy how they shot it without a script.
 
The thing that I loved most about 2046 was the framing. Wow. He doesn't follow the 1/3 rule of framing, he follows the 1/8 rule. Even if a character is talking to someone off camera-right, he will put them in the far right-hand corner of the frame. Why was this not nominated for best cinematography?
 
Tom Lowe said:
The thing that I loved most about 2046 was the framing. Wow. He doesn't follow the 1/3 rule of framing, he follows the 1/8 rule. Even if a character is talking to someone off camera-right, he will put them in the far right-hand corner of the frame. Why was this not nominated for best cinematography?
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He is a master at composition. You would be surprised at how free flow a lot of their shooting is (from set accounts and interviews).

from Wong kar Wai
Because a shot is like love, it's about timing; a certain moment in the right place, in the right light, in the right movement, this shot will become memorable.
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We happy few ... good to see some others here who like the flick :beer:
 
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