"My Blueberry Nights" Colors, poetry, atmosphere...the moment when Wong Kar-wai's aesthetic sense became "globalized"

"My Blueberry Nights" synopsis

``The blueberry pie I ate that night tasted like a lost love.'' It took 5,603 miles to find new love in New York. Elizabeth, heartbroken, begins frequenting a certain cafe. Jeremy, the cafe owner, leaves a blueberry pie waiting for me every night. Elizabeth is comforted by his kind conversation with her boyfriend, but when she sees her lost love with a new lover, she decides to go on a journey. A man who couldn't stop loving his ex-wife and became an alcoholic, and his ex-wife. A young and beautiful gambler who doesn't trust others. While meeting many people, Elizabeth begins to want to return to New York, where Jeremy is waiting...

Index

• Wong Kar-wai, the admirer of people who are art-minded
• Beautiful visuals that don't make you feel the absence of Christopher Doyle
• Planning with Norah Jones in mind
• Acquire a new fan base through accidental “globalization”

Wong Kar-wai, the admirer of people who are art-minded

The aftertaste of heartbreak is bitter, but the kiss of love is sweet.

Director Wong Kar-wai is a master who has created many art films such as ``The Chungking Express '' (1994), `` Happy Together '' (1997), and `` In the Mood for Love '' (2000). He studied graphic design at university, then worked as a screenwriter before becoming a film director.The worlds he depicts leave blank spaces, like poems ``spoken between the lines,'' but they also fill the hearts of viewers. Dyed and gives a deep impression.

A mysterious floating feeling where the momentary and eternity coexist in one movie, a warm feeling that could be described as ``tranquil passion.'' And even within the gorgeous colors, there is a sense of loneliness that somehow oozes with an empty and languid charm. The Cannes Film Festival fell in love with his talent, director Quentin Tarantino praised his directing ability, and Barry Jenkins, a completely unknown new director, won an Academy Award for his homage to Moonlight (16). Award-winning.

Director Kar-Wai has had a huge influence not only on the film industry, but also on art, fashion, and culture. In 2015, he was the art director for the Met Gala, one of the fashion world's largest festivals held once a year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ). Once again, she showed off her extraordinary aesthetic sense.

“Met Gala Museum of Dresses” preview

Wong Kar-wai is a man loved by people who aspire to the arts all over the world. His first memorable film in English was ``My Blueberry Nights'' (2007), a poetic love story depicting the pain of heartbreak.

This work, starring Grammy Award-winning singer Norah Jones, is a ``rebirth'' drama about a woman who experiences a heart-breaking heartbreak and embarks on an aimless journey. The 60th edition was held in 2007, with Asian masters entering the English-speaking world, Jones at the peak of his popularity appearing, and a lineup of talented actors such as Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, and David Strathairn. Selected as the opening film of the Cannes Film Festival, you might think it is a large-scale work with a strong plan, such as shooting across the United States, but what is inside is actually quiet and small, with a "field of view of a few meters in radius" moving. This is an excellent work that carefully depicts Ro-sama.

“My Blueberry Nights” trailer

Director Kar-Wai's unique ``color sense'' and ``flow of time'' are expressed on screen without fading, and each performer breathes naturally as a character in a unique world that has been constructed. For example, the result is a Silk Road-like "best of all" where the cultures and flavors of the East and West are beautifully intertwined. ``My Blueberry Nights'' has given birth to many young movie fans who have come into contact with Kar-Wai's world, and his films are not just a highlight of Kar-Wai's filmography, they shine brightly.

Beautiful visuals that don't make you feel the absence of Christopher Doyle