As they each navigate the world in their own heartsick way, it’s impossible not to fall head over heels for them both, making the final moments of Chungking Express hopelessly romantic and unforgettable. In an interview he said, “working with a very tight budget, we called ourselves CNN, just bring the camera and shoot it, no permits, no licence so everyday it’s like planning a robbery!” This anarchic energy is infused throughout the film, from Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Christopher Doyle’s startling camerawork to the editing, which Wong Kar Wai and William Chang did simultaneously, each taking one storyline in the film.īut for all the wildness in the production, the central performances – and especially those of Faye Wong and Tony Leung – are nothing short of pitch perfect. Produced during a break from the epic period drama of Ashes of Time 1994, Wong Kar Wai worked guerrilla style to make an entirely unrelated film, in under three months. Its inhabitants are a mysterious trench coat-clad gangster (Brigitte Lin), two handsome and heartbroken cops (Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung Chiu-wai), and a canteen attendant dreaming of California (Faye Wong). It was supervised and approved by Wong Kar Wai.Chungking Express will screen from a 4K digital restoration.įrom the opening seconds of Chungking Express, we’re plunged into a frenetic world where plot gives way to an enthralling study of people and place. This 4K digital restoration was undertaken from the 35 mm original camera negative by the Criterion Collection in collaboration with L’Immagine Ritrovata and Jet Tone. Release info: .264.anoXmous A commentary by. Two heartsick Hong Kong cops (Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung), both jilted by ex-lovers.
The whiplash, double-pronged Chungking Express is one of the defining works of 1990s cinema and the film that made Wong Kar Wai an instant icon. – Kristy Matheson, Director of Film Programs Wong Kar Wai, Hong Kong 1994, 102 min., Cantonese with English subtitles.
As they each navigate the world in their own heartsick way, it’s impossible not to fall head over heels for them both, making the final moments of Chungking Express hopelessly romantic and unforgettable. Search, discover and share your favorite Chungking Express GIFs. But for all the wildness in the production, the central performances – and especially those of Faye Wong and Tony Leung – are nothing short of pitch perfect.
In an interview he said, “working with a very tight budget, we called ourselves CNN, just bring the camera and shoot it, no permits, no licence so everyday it’s like planning a robbery!” This anarchic energy is infused throughout the film, from Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Christopher Doyle’s startling camerawork to the editing, which Wong Kar Wai and William Chang did simultaneously, each taking one storyline in the film. Frustrated with the slow filming of his martial arts epic Ashes of Time, Wong Kar Wai promised funders a film about two cops and pounded out a contemporary quickie that would come to define 1990s Hong Kong cinema.Section one involves a blonde-bewigged female smuggler (Brigitte Lin) and a smitten beat cop (Takeshi Kaneshiro) in section two, another police officer (Tony Leung Chiu-wai. Pang re-enacts Sharon Stone's interrogation scene from Basic Instinct, but don't get your hopes up. Produced during a break from the epic period drama of Ashes of Time, Wong Kar Wai worked guerrilla style to make an entirely unrelated film, in under three months. Wang and Tony Leung Chiu-wai from Chungking Express. From the opening seconds of Chungking Express, we’re plunged into a frenetic world where plot gives way to an enthralling study of people and place.
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