My Blueberry Nights

In Wong Kai Wai's debut English language feature, the internationally acclaimed director takes his audience on a dramatic journey across the distance between heartbreak and a new beginning.

After a rough break-up, Elizabeth (played by songstress Norah Jones in her screen debut) sets out on a journey across America, leaving behind a life of memories, a dream and soulful new friend; a cafe owner (Jude Law) - all while in search of something to mend her broken heart. Waitressing her way through the country, Elizabeth befriends others whose yearnings are greater than hers, including a troubled cop (David Strathairn) and his estranged wife (Rachel Weisz) and a down-on-her luck gambler (Natalie Portman) with a score to settle.

Through these individuals, Elizabeth witnesses the true depths of loneliness and emptiness, and begins to understand that her own journey is part of a greater exploration within herself.

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Release Date: April 4, 2008
Genre: Art, Foreign, Comedy, Drama and Romance
Running Time: 90 min.
Distributor(s): The Weinstein Company
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material including violence, drinking and smoking.

Director:
Wong Kar Wai

Writer(s):
Wong Kar Wai - Screenplay
Lawrence Block - Screenplay
Wong Kar Wai - Story By

Producer(s):
Chan Ye-Cheng - Executive Producer
Wong Kar Wai - Producer
Jacky Pang (II) - Producer
Jean-Louis Piel - Producer
Wang Wei - Producer

Movie Casts:
Norah Jones - Elizabeth
Jude Law - Jeremy
David Strathairn - Arnie
Natalie Portman - Leslie
Hector A. Leguillow - Cafe Cook
Rachel Weisz - Sue Lynne
LaVita Brooks - Cafe Woman
Nate Bynum - Harlan
Chad R. Davis - Elizabeth's Boyfriend
Trent Dee - Police Sergeant
Geoff Falk - Lt. Mervyn
Jan Falk - Clubber
Christy Hamilton - Terry (Waitress)
Bill Hollis - Doctor
Benjamin Kanes - Randy
Adriane Lenox - Cafe waitress
Naseera Lewis - Waitress
Jackie Moore - Friend
Lisa Marie Moore - Bar Patron
Miller Pipkin - Cook
Cat Power - Katya (as Chan Marshall)
Arnita Williams - Sultry Bar Girl

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