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A woman in a black cheongsam sits at a dimly lit wooden vanity with a round mirror, smoking a cigarette. Warm light from a lamp illuminates her face.

A woman in a black cheongsam sits at a dimly lit wooden vanity with a round mirror, smoking a cigarette. Warm light from a lamp illuminates her face.

A 1960s Hong Kong apartment interior, dimly lit and intimate. Bai Ling, a glamorous but vulnerable woman, wears a fitted black cheongsam-style dress. Her hair is loose around her shoulders, contrasting with her usual elegant style. She sits at a small wooden vanity with a round mirror, brushing her hair slowly, her lipstick a bit smudged. On the vanity: an ashtray with a cigarette, a small jewelry box, and scattered makeup. A single table lamp casts warm golden light on her face, while the rest of the room glows in muted green and red shadows, creating Wong Kar-wai’s signature melancholic mood. The atmosphere is smoky, nostalgic, and cinematic, capturing her sadness and realization of loneliness. See more