This is the latest instalment in a feature series reflecting on instances of East meets West in world cinema, including China-US co-productions.
Anthology films consist of several shorter works, often connected by a common theme or wraparound story. Sometimes they have multiple directors, such as 1989โs New York Stories, which features tales by Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Woody Allen.
It is a lopsided proposition. Antonioni, who made 1960s classics such as LโAvventura and Blow-up, was by far the biggest name at the time, with Wong and Soderbergh recruited as fans of his work.
Apparently, Soderbergh just wanted to be on a poster alongside the Italian legend. Wong, meanwhile, called Antonioni โthe guiding light for me and filmmakers of my generation, so Iโm deeply honoured to participate in this project and show him my gratitudeโ.