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    BEIJING, Nov. 23 -- Some Chinese girls are so attracted to the romantic journey depicted in Wong Kar-wai's film "My Blueberry Nights," that they want to go on a road of similar exploration in their own life.

    On Wednesday, Wong Kar-wai was in Beijing to inaugurate a month-long domestic journey for ten girls, who stood out from a bulk of more than 10,000 applications.

    Their trips will be jointly sponsored by Wong and the social networking website Ipart.cn.

    In "My Blueberry Nights," the protagonist, played by Grammy award winner Norah Jones, takes a soul-searching journey across the United States. She meets a series of offbeat people who answer her questions about love and life.

    In real life, the ten Chinese girls will embark on a 10-city tour taking what has been dubbed the "blueberry bus."

Chinese director Wong Kar Wai (R) is greeted by festival president Gilles Jacob (2nd R) as he arrives with his wife Esther (C) and cast members Jude Law (L) and Norah Jones for an evening gala screening of their in-competition film "My Blueberry Nights" at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 16, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Each girl, who has been given a laptop, will chronicle their experiences on the road with a daily diary and photos posted online. When their trips end, readers will vote for the girl whom they think is the Norah Jones of real life.

    Although the holding of such an activity is partly to promote the film's upcoming Chinese release, director Wong said he hopes participants will enjoy the sweetness of finding answers to their love and life questions.

    "My Blueberry Nights" is Wong's first English-language film. It has been selected to be the opener of this year's Cannes Film Festival.

    The film is slated to rank high in China's New Year holiday box-office stakes when it opens next month.

    (Source: CRIENGLISH.com)

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