Wong Kar-Wai
Chun gwong cha sit
Dir. Wong Kar Wai
Hong Kong 1997, 96’
Subtitles: Polish
Passion and pathological jealousy, the need for excitement and stability, parting and returning. Ho Powing and Lai Yiu-fai leave for Buenos Aires to breathe a new life into their fidgety relationship. The bond between the lovers is strong and destructive at the same time, the emotions cannot be left behind on the other continent. Under the heavy rain clouds and the burning sun of Argentina, in the thrilling rhythm of the tango, the men find each other and lose each other all over again.
Awards and Festivals
Arizona International FF 1998 - Audience Award
Cannes FF 1997 - Best Director
Golden Bauhinia Awards 1998 - Best Actor, Best Cinematography
Golden Horse FF 1997 - Best Cinematography
Hong Kong Film Awards 1998 - Best Actor
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards 1998 - Film of Merit
Screenings
Kino Kameralne Cafe on September 22 at 4.30 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
Editing: William Chang Suk Ping, Wong Ming Lam
Music: Danny Chung
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Chang Chen
Producer: Wong Kar Wai, Jacky Pang Yee Wah
Production: Jet Tone Films Ltd
Language: Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish
Colouration: Colour
