2046
- Mon, Jan 20
- Tue, Jan 21
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Wong Kar-Wai Run Time: 128 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2004 Language: Chinese
Starring: Faye Wong, Gong Li, Takuya Kimura, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Zhang Ziyi
Our second January Volunteer of the Month is Alexander Canellos, who has chosen Wong Kar-wai’s 2046 as his VOTM pick!
The film follows Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), a writer grappling with heartbreak and longing as he navigates a series of fleeting romances in 1960s Hong Kong. His experiences inspire a futuristic, allegorical novel about a train to the year 2046, a place where passengers go to recover lost memories but from which no one ever returns. Chow’s relationships—with enigmatic women like the glamorous Bai Ling (Zhang Ziyi), the mysterious Su Li-zhen (Gong Li), and others—mirror his internal struggles with love and detachment.
With its haunting visuals, evocative score, and nonlinear storytelling, 2046 is a poignant exploration of human connections and the enduring echoes of the past.