82: My Blueberry Nights with David Sims

About this episode

Phil and Emily discuss 'My Blueberry Nights' with guest David Sims, exploring its themes and differences from Wong Kar-wai's other works.

This week on Podcast Like It’s the 2000s , Phil and Emily wrap up their Valentine’s Day Wong Kar-wai miniseries with a deep dive into My Blueberry Nights (2007), joined by David Sims ( Blank Check ). They discuss Norah Jones’ debut performance, Jude Law’s rom-com era, the film’s Cannes premiere, its American road movie structure, and why this English-language detour feels so different from In the Mood for Love and 2046 . Is it a misunderstood romantic trifle or Wong Kar-wai’s strangest experiment? Follow the show & guests: Podcast Like It’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastlikeits Phil Iscove Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pmiscove Emily St. James Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilystjams David Sims Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidlsims Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Phil Iscove, Emily St. James

Guest: David Sims

Topics covered

• Wong Kar-wai
• romantic film
• Valentine's Day
• film analysis
• American road movie
• Cannes premiere

Keywords

• My Blueberry Nights
• Wong Kar-wai
• romantic trifle
• film discussion
• Norah Jones
• Jude Law
• Cannes
• road movie

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blank Check

Books & works: My Blueberry Nights, In the Mood for Love, 2046

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