With his lush and sensual visuals and soulful romanticism, Wong Kar Wai has established himself as one of the defining auteurs of contemporary cinema.
Joined by such key collaborators as cinematographer Christopher Doyle; editor and production and costume designer William Chang Suk Ping; and actors Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Maggie Cheung Man Yuk, Wong has written and directed films that have enraptured audiences and inspired countless other filmmakers with their poetic moods and music, narrative and stylistic daring, and potent themes of alienation and memory.
The key works of this deeply influential artist are presented in collaboration with Janus Films.
There will be a short one-minute recorded introduction from Wong Kar Wai before the films screening in this season.
Read Wong Kar Wai’s Directors Statement here.
Previously in this season
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In the Mood for Love
At once delicately mannered and visually extravagant, Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments.
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Happy Together
One of the most searing romances of the 1990s. An emotionally raw, lushly stylised portrait of a relationship in breakdown.
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Chungking Express
Anything goes in Wong’s gloriously shot and utterly unexpected charmer. A defining work, two heartsick Hong Kong cops, both jilted by ex-lovers, cross paths at…
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Days of Being Wild
An urban tale of casual friendships and uncommitted affairs. An exhilarating first expression of Wong’s trademark themes of time, longing, dislocation, and the restless search…
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Fallen Angels
Lost souls reach out for human connection amidst the glimmering night world of Hong Kong in this hallucinatory, neon-soaked nocturne.
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As Tears Go By
Award winning director Wong Kar-wai’s debut, As Tears Go By is a classic gangster film about loyalty, ambition and respect. With a stellar cast including…
