Round 9: Tossup 12

During this film’s shoot, kidnappers extorted one of its lead actresses into posing for nude photos, one of which was published in 2002 by East Week magazine to public outcry. A character in this film has a deathbed revelation about the nature of a bird that remains in flight for its whole life until dying upon landing. (15[1])Xavier Cugat’s song “Jungle Drums” plays over this film’s last scene, which introduces a smoothly-dressed gambler meant to be the protagonist of its unmade sequel. Three of this film’s (-5[1])characters, such as a cop-turned-sailor and a soccer stadium worker who wonders if her ex will remember when they became “one-minute friends” on April 16, are played by the stars of its director’s previous film, As (*) Tears Go By. This 1990 film, which began its director’s collaboration with Australian cinematographer Christopher Doyle, depicts the playboy Yuddy’s time searching for his birth mother in the Philippines. For 10 points, name this second film by Wong Kar-wai. ■END■ (10[1])

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