2046 (film)

2046 is a Hong Kong movie (filmed in Shanghai) 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.

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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.

Related Topics:
Tony Leung Chiu Wai - Maggie Cheung - Kung fu

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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.

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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).

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The year 2046 has its own significance for Hong Kong. It is 49 years after the handover of Hong Kong by the British on July 1, 1997. At the time of handover, the Mainland government promised fifty years of self-regulation for the former British colony. The year 2046, then, references the moment before Hong Kong's special, self-regulated status ends.

Related Topics:
2046 - Handover - July 1 - 1997 - The Mainland - Fifty years of self-regulation

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