The Driver is hired by a nervous movie manager to spy on a paranoid actor's wife. During his tailing of the wife, the Driver describes the right way to tail someone. As he follows her he begins to fear what he might learn of her apparently tragic life.
Direction
Wong Kar-Wai turns a car commercial into art-house melancholy.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like a stolen photograph of longing.
Director
Wong Kar-Wai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of BMW's 'The Hire' series where A-list directors made shorts starring Clive Owen as the same mysterious driver—Wong Kar-Wai's is the only one that feels like a deleted scene from In the Mood for Love.
Adriana Lima had almost no dialogue and still out-acted everyone—Wong reportedly shot her walking scenes for hours just to capture the right light through rain.
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