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Jul 17, 2015 · The best place to start – Chungking Express. Wong has a reputation as the master of melancholy romance but he knows how to make you laugh too. Chungking Express (1994) is the best example of this as well as being a gentle introduction to his signature style. The low-budget feature was made during a two-month break from editing his martial ...
Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 1988 • Hong Kong Starring Andy Lau Tak Wah, Maggie Cheung Man Yuk, Jacky Cheung Hok Yau. Wong Kar Wai’s scintillating debut feature is a kinetic, hypercool crime thriller graced with flashes of the impressionistic, daydream visual style for which he would become renowne...
Aug 12, 2014 · Wong Kar-wai’s aesthetic predilections are apparent from this debut. In the opening scene, the main character is woken by his aunt calling, and she tells him that she’ll call back later. However, only two cuts and seven seconds separate the now from later; with little changing aesthetically this is a jarring non-representation of time.
Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1956) is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylised, emotionally resonant work, including Ah fei zing zyun (1990), Dung che sai duk (1994), Chung Hing sam lam (1994), Do lok tin si (1995), Chun gwong cha sit (1997), 2046 (2004) and My Blueberry Nights (2007), Yi dai zong shi (2013).
May 21, 2002 · Wong Kar-wai. b. 1958, Shanghai, China. Wong Kar-wai is undeniably an auteur of striking and salient cinema, standing apart from much mainstream Hong Kong cinema. Wong belongs to the mid-1980s Second New Wave of Hong Kong filmmakers who continued to develop the innovative and fresh aesthetic initiated by the original New Wave.
Mar 19, 2024 · The show is Wong Kar-wai's first foray into television, and the cinematography bears his fingerprints - dark scenes, plush sets with saturated colors and brooding characters.
Oct 10, 2020 · THE GRANDMASTER - 78%. The Grandmaster is one of Wong Kar-wai's latest movies (2013) and its artistic recreation of Ip Man's peak as a martial arts master, Bruce Lee's famous teacher. That guy's had several films about him already but what sets The Grandmaster apart is Wong Kar-wai's artistic touch and how he adds more cinematic flair to Ip-Man ...
