Wong Kar-wai
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Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong filmmaker. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography with bold, saturated colours. An auteur of Hong Kong cinema, Won
Wong at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival
Hong Kong in 1965, shortly after Wong's family emigrated from Shanghai
Andy Lau starred in Wong's debut, the crime film As Tears Go By (1988)
Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Wong's frequent leading man
Chungking Express
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Chungking Express is a 1994 Hong Kong film, written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. The film consists of two stories told in sequence, each about a different lovesick Hong Kong policeman mulling over hi
Wong Kar-wai
…reception because of its vague plot and atypical take on the wuxia genre. Exhausted by the time-consuming production of Ashes of Time, Wong directed Chungking Express (1994), a smaller film that he hoped would rekindle his love of cinema during a two-month sabbatical while waiting for post-production equipment to…
US theatrical release poster
Shops inside Chungking Mansions
Central–Mid-Levels escalators
The departure hall of the former Kai Tak Airport is featured in the film