Wong Kar Wai
Chung hing sam lam
Dir. Wong Kar Wai
Hong Kong 1994, 102’
Subtitles: Polish
Two Hong Kong cops with broken hearts, two subversive stories about impossible encounters. The officer with a badge number 223 can't come to terms with being rejected when fate puts a woman in a trench coat and a blond wig in his way. She is searching for the Indians who disappeared with her extremely valuable and somehow illegal package. Meanwhile, in a night takeout bar, the sharp eyes of the silent Faye are following officer 663, whose feelings have been stomped upon by a certain flight attendant…
Zadziorna, lekko prowadzona fabuła to jeden z najważniejszych filmów definiujących estetykę lat 90. Jego neonowo-chropowata stylistyka stała się punktem odniesienia dla całego pokolenia twórców ze wszystkich stron świata. Od stylowego kina akcji po teledyskowy romans pulsujący w rytm „California Dreaming” – to urzekająca i zagadkowa historia o samotności i mijaniu się w tłumie.
Awards and Festivals
Faro Island FF 1994 - Audience Award, Best Director
Golden Horse FF 1994 - Best Leading Actor
Hong Kong Film Awards 1995 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Film Editing
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards 1995 - Film of Merit
Stockholm FF 1994 - Best Actress, FIPRESCI Prize
Screenings
Kino Kameralne Cafe on September 25 at 2 p.m.
Wong Kar Wai
Born in Shanghai, Wong Kar Wai moved at the age of five to Hong-Kong with his parents. He was recognized as one of the most promising filmmakers, in 1988, with his first feature film As Tears Go By. In 1990, Days of Being Wild, depicting the youth of that mythical Hong Kong of the 60s, won five top prizes at the Hong Kong Film Awards. He then directed Ashes of Time. In 1994, Chungking Express was the first of his films to break through into wide international distribution. One year later, Fallen Angels consolidated his position as one of the most innovative storytellers of our times. In 1997, Happy Together earned the Best Director Prize at Festival de Cannes and in 2000 Tony Leung walked away with the Best Actor Prize for In the Mood for Love, also in Cannes. His latest films are: The Lady from Shanghai and The Grandmaster with Tony Leung.
Selected filmography
1988 As Tears Go By / Wong Gok ka moon
1990 Days of Being Wild / Ah Fei jing juen
1994 Chungking Express / Chung hing sam lam
1995 Fallen Angels / Duo luo tian shi
1997 Happy Together / Chun gwong cha sit
2000 In the Mood for Love / Fa yeung nin wa
2004 2046
2013 The Grandmaster / Yi dai zong shi
Cast & Crew
Director: Wong Kar Wai
Screenplay: Wong Kar Wai
Cinematography: Christopher Doyle (H.K.S.C.), Andrew Lau Wai Keung
Editing: William Chang Suk Ping, Hai Kit Wai, Kong Chi Leung
Music: Frankie Chan
Cast: Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Faye Wong, Kaneshiro Takeshi
Producer: Wong Kar Wai, Jacky Pang Yee Wah
Production: Jet Tone Production
Language: Cantonese, English, Japanese, Hindi, Mandarin, Punjabi, Urdu
Colouration: Colour
