The Hand

2004
56m

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Zhang, a shy tailor's assistant, is riveted by his imperious client Miss Hua. Upon meeting her, she seduces him to make sure he will truly remember her when designing her garments, and a rap... Read allZhang, a shy tailor's assistant, is riveted by his imperious client Miss Hua. Upon meeting her, she seduces him to make sure he will truly remember her when designing her garments, and a rapport soon develops between the two.Zhang, a shy tailor's assistant, is riveted by his imperious client Miss Hua. Upon meeting her, she seduces him to make sure he will truly remember her when designing her garments, and a rapport soon develops between the two.

Director
- Wong Kar-Wai
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7.4/10

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Director
- Wong Kar-Wai
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Chang Chen

Zhang

Feng Tien

Master Jin
(as Fung Tin)

Chun-Luk Chan

Hua's Servant - Ying
(as Auntie Luk)

Jianjun Zhou

Hua's Lover - Zhao

Wing Tong Sheung

Tailor

Kim Tak Wong

Tailor

Siu Man Ting

Tailor

Lai Fu Yim

Tailor

Cheng You Shin

Tailor
(as Cheng You Shih)

Wing-Kong Siu

Tailor

Kar Fai Lee

Tailor

Chi Keong Un

Hotel Concierge

Gong Li

Miss Hua

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Trivia
Extended 56' standalone version of the 48' short presented in the anthology Eros (2004).

Alternate versions
Extended 56' standalone version of the 48' short presented in the anthology Eros (2004).

Connections
Edited from Eros (2004)

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7/10

The Container For The Thing Contained

Tailor's apprentice Chang Chen pays a call on his master's customer, Gong Li, a call girl who is currently a kept woman. She seduces him so he will make her beautiful clothing.

Wong Kar Wai's 56-minute short feature is an extended version of his movie that appeared in the anthology film EROS (2004), and is a work of obsession, decay and metonymy, in which the clothes of his object of desire become the container for the thing contained. It is also a study in the decay of beauty -- in this case, Miss Li's, the beauty of delayed sexual gratification, the distinction between appearance and reality, and, oh, many things or nothing, depending on the audience; you may simply see it as a bit of smutty rubbish. I don't. Take notice of the dominance of dirty browns and the filth in which the tailors create their beauty.