My Blueberry Nights
How do you say goodbye to someone you can't imagine living without?
Production
Budget
$10 000 000
Box office
$21 968 891
Director
Actors
Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman, Cat Power, Frankie Faison, Michael Delano, Chad R. Davis, Katya Blumenberg
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Wong Kar-wai, Stéphane Kooshmanian, Jean-Louis Piel, Jacky Pang, Alice Chan Wai-Chung, Wang Wei, Wang Wei
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Avy Kaufman
Short description
Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams across the country. In order to support herself on her journey, Elizabeth picks up a series of waitress jobs along the way. As Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls whose yearnings are even greater than her own, their emotional turmoil ultimately helps her gain a greater understanding of her own problems...
What's left behind the scenes
- When the post-production of the film was ending, Norah Jones wrote a song and sent it to Wong Kar-wai with the words: “I wrote a song, and this is my vision of this story.” And he included it in the film.
- Wong Kar-wai initially planned to shoot the film in chronological order, but when it became known that Rachel Weize was pregnant, he agreed to film the scenes in Memphis featuring her last.
- The only problem Wong Kar-wai had with Norah Jones was that she couldn’t work for 10 hours without a break for food.
- As post-production of the film was ending, Norah Jones composed a song and sent it to Wong Kar-wai with the words: “I wrote a song, and this is my vision of this story.” And he included it in the film.
- As the film's post-production was wrapping up, Norah Jones wrote a song and sent it to Wong Kar-wai, saying, "I wrote a song, and this is my vision of this story." And he included it in the movie.
- The kissing scene between Low and Jones was shot at different speeds and from different angles over three days. A total of 150 takes were required.
- The film opened the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007.
- Director Wong Kar-wai is a big fan of Norah Jones, so he only saw her in the main role, despite the singer's lack of acting experience.
- The first English-language film in Wong Kar-wai's career.
- A specially hired expert, Peter Elson, taught Natalie Portman how to play poker.
- Christopher Doyle, Wong Kar-wai's frequent collaborator and cinematographer, was working with M. Night Shyamalan on the film 'The Water Diviner' (2006), so Kar-wai was forced to shoot with Darius Khondji.
- Wong Kar-wai's first English-language film.
- Specially hired expert Peter Elson taught Natalie Portman how to play poker.
- Initially, Wong Kar-wai planned to shoot the film chronologically, but when it turned out that Rachel Weisz was pregnant, he agreed to shoot the scenes in Memphis with her last.
- Originally, Wong planned to shoot the film chronologically, but when it turned out that Rachel Weisz, to whom he had offered the role of Sue Lynn, was pregnant, he agreed to shoot the scenes in Memphis with her participation last. To give her time to give birth and recover before filming.
- The kissing scene between Low and Jones was filmed at different speeds and from various angles over the course of three days. In total, 150 takes were required.
- A sign with the word "KEY" in Russian hangs on the door of Jeremy's cafe. This is the name of the establishment.
- Director Wong Kar-wai is a huge fan of Norah Jones, which is why he saw only her in the lead role, despite the singer's lack of acting experience.
- Christopher Doyle, a permanent partner and cinematographer for Wong Kar-wai, worked with M. Night Shyamalan on "Lady in the Water" (2006), so Kar-wai was forced to shoot with Darius Khondji.
- The only problem Wong Kar-wai had with Norah Jones was that she couldn't work for 10 hours without a meal break.
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