Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 44 wins & 50 nominations total
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
- Chow Mo-wan
- (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung)
Siu Ping-Lam
- Ah Ping
- (as Ping-Lam Siu)
Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
- Man living in Mr. Koo's apartment
- (as Tung Joe Cheung)
Kelly Lai Chen
- Mr. Ho
- (as Lai Chen)
Szu-Ying Chien
- Amah
- (as Tsi-Ang Chin)
Paulyn Sun
- Mrs. Chow
- (voice)
- (as Jia-Jun Sun)
Roy Cheung
- Mr. Chan
- (voice)
Julien Carbon
- French tourist
- (uncredited)
Laurent Courtiaud
- French reporter
- (uncredited)
Charles de Gaulle
- Self (1966 visit to Cambodia)
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Kar-Wai Wong was shooting the ending and editing the film a little over a week before its debut at Cannes.
- GoofsWhen Mr. Chow is waiting with Mrs. Chan for the rain to stop, he is suddenly completely dry despite running through the rain only moments earlier.
- Quotes
Caption: He remembers those vanished years. As though looking through a dusty window pane, the past is something he could see, but not touch. And everything he sees is blurred and indistinct.
- Alternate versions32 minutes was cut off the end of the film by Wong before release. These additional scenes take place in years subsequent to the film's original ending in 1966, extending into the 1970s, where Mr. Chow and Mrs. Chan meet again several times. The scenes have been included on Criterion's DVD release of the film in 4 bonus tracks, and are available for streaming on the Criterion Channel. The scenes are as follows: Room 2046 (8:05), Postcards (8:27), The Seventies (9:00), A Last Encounter (7:53).
- SoundtracksYumeji's Theme
Composed and recorded by Shigeru Umebayashi (as Umebayashi Shigeru)
Courtesy of Emotion Music Co., Ltd.
Featured review
A little hard to follow
I really enjoyed the aesthetics done in this film, but the content was a little hard to follow. The beginning is all over the place and it was hard to distinguish who was who. However, I really liked the director's style. It was very clear throughout the movie. I liked how he wouldn't show the wife or husbands face and his interesting camera angles to hide their appearance. I also enjoyed the music used and how it was repeated during certain sequences. I don't think I enjoyed the outcome in the end. I think everyone wanted them to just be together. Overall, I found the movie to be appealing to the eye but the story line left me confused and unsatisfied.
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- colby_kayla1
- Dec 9, 2010
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
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- Also known as
- The Age of Blossoms
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,738,980
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $113,280
- Feb 4, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $15,063,748
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1(original aspect ratio & theatrical release)
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