# The Center of the World (2001)

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**Runtime**: 88 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Wayne Wang
**Written by**: Wayne Wang, Miranda July, Paul Auster
**Starring**: Molly Parker, Peter Sarsgaard, Carla Gugino, Shane Edelman, Karry Brown, Alisha Klass

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Wayne Wang gives us a tech-bubble romance set mostly in a hotel room. A despondent Silicon Valley entrepreneur pays a dancer ten grand for a long weekend in Vegas. It’s a very 2001 version of how the other half lives, give or take.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, sexy, tender

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