2046 is a 2004 Hong Kong-Chinese film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai.
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He was a writer. He thought he wrote about the future, but it really was the past. In his novel, a mysterious train left for 2046 every once in a while. Everyone who went there had the same intention -- to recapture lost memories. It was said that in 2046, nothing ever changed. Nobody knew for sure whether it was true, because nobody who went there had ever come back -- except for one. He was there. He chose to leave. He wanted to change.
"Wong offers an artful meditation on the nature of love, making effective use of color schemes (yellows, greens and reds), placid shotmaking and diverse music to deliver a sultry portrait of postwar Hong Kong." - www.rottentomatoes.com/m/2046
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Original music:
Adopted music:
Xavier Cugat – "Siboney" (scenes 6 (instrumental), 17, 19, 24),
"Perfidia" (scenes 10, 39)
Dean Martin – "Sway" (scene 18)
Connie Francis – "Siboney"
Vincenzo Bellini and Felice Romani – "Casta Diva" from Bellini's Norma, performed by Angela Gheorghiu and the London Symphony Orchestra, directed by Evelino Pidò – recorded in 2000 (scenes 11, 14, 28, 36) and
Bellini's Il pirata (scenes 16, 26)
Zbigniew Preisner – "Decision" from Thou shalt not kill, part 5 of Krzysztof Kieślowski's The Decalogue
Nat King Cole and the Nat King Cole Trio – "The Christmas Song" (1946 version with strings) (scenes 20, 35)
Original music:
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