A three-part anthology about love and sexuality: a menage-a-trois between a couple and a young woman on the coast of Tuscany; an advertising executive under enormous pressure at work, who, during visits to his psychiatrist, is pulled to delve into the possible reasons why his stress seems to manifest itself in a recurring erotic dream; a story of unrequited love about a beautiful, 1960s high-end call girl in an impossible affair with her young tailor.
Cinematography
Wong Kar-Wai's segment is pure visual poetry.
Direction
Three wildly different energies—chaotic but fascinating.
Acting
Gong Li carries the entire emotional weight.
Director
Michelangelo Antonioni
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Antonioni was 92 and partially paralyzed when he directed his segment, communicating through an assistant. The result? Extremely static shots that somehow work.
This was meant to celebrate Antonioni's career, but Wong Kar-Wai's 'The Hand' completely outshone the other segments and is often screened separately as a standalone masterpiece.
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