2046 2004  R, 128 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Wong Kar Wai
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Gong Li, Kimura Takuya, Faye Wong, Zhang Ziyi, Carina Lau, Chang Chen, Sum Wang, Siu Ping Lam, Maggie Cheung, Dong Jie
The number 2046 has more than one meaning for novelist Chow Mo Wan (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) who lives in the year 2046 but travels back to the year 1966, during which time he begins a series of affairs with women who subsequently move into hotel room 2046.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000  PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Sihung Lung, Cheng Pei-Pei, Li Fa Zeng, Gao Xian, Hai Yan, Wang De Ming, Li Li, Huang Su Ying, Zhang Jin Ting, Yang Rei, Li Kai
As martial arts films go, this one is excellent as it relates the story of the quest for a legendary sword–Green Destiny–that has been stolen from the rightful martial arts owner Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat). Ready to retire, Li had given his sword to fellow martial arts friend Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) to deliver to Sir Te (Sihung Lung) in Peking. But, the sword is stolen from Yu, and she is now in hot pursuit. Li arrives on the scene and, in their world of martial arts action, Yu and Li search together for the missing sword and might even find love at the same time. Dazzling. The film won four Oscars including Best Foreign Film, Art Direction, and Cinematography. It was also nominated for Best Picture and Director.
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 Eros 2004  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh, Wong Kar Wai
Cast: Gong Li, Chang Chen, Tin Fung, Antie Luk, Robert Downey Jr., Alan Arkin, Ele Keats, Christopher Buchholz, Regina Nemni, Luisa Ranieri
Directors Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh, and Wong Kar Wai present three short stories, each one of which–as the title suggests–involves a lustful tale.
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Three Times 2005 N/R, 139 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Romance
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Cast: Chang Chen, Shu Qi, Di Mei, Liao Su-jen, Mei Fang, Chen Shih-Shan, Lee Pei-Hsuan
Three separate stories–"A Time for Love," set in 1966; "A Time for Freedom," set in 1911; and "A Time for Youth, set in 2005–are told in this film. Although the stories differ, all three stories star the same actor and actress (Shu Qi and Chang Chen).
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| 1. 2046 (2004)
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
3. Eros (2004)
4. Happy Together (1997)
5. Three Times (2005)
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