Seen projected on 35mm at the Prince Charles Cinema. One of my absolute favourite films, it’s simply gorgeous. I do think my position on the Kinsey Scale is that the top note is Maggie Cheung but the base note is her dresses. The whole thing is a swoon in cinematic form: the woozy, smoke-filled spaces; the slow motion; the shot of her walking up the stairs as he walks down. The clocks. The framing of the two being both in shot but one only in a mirror, together but divided. Quizas, quizas, quizas…