GR425_CATALOG_Heather Tang

THE FILMS OF WONG KAR WAI

Film Festival Catalog

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His Dialogue Director Biography Filmography Selected Awards

“Love is all a matter of timing.

Itʼs no good meeting the right person too soon or too late.”

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Behind the Emotion In The Mood for Love Fallen Angels Chungking Express Happy Together My Blueberry Nights

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Into to the Indulgence Festival Theme Festival Location Festival Schedule Workshop

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His ‘ Director Biography Filmography Selected Awards

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY

WONG KAR WAI

Wong Kar Wai

Director Biography

“Whatʼs so great about inspiration is sometimes it finds you when youʼre not looking.”

WONG KAR WAIʼS BIOGRAPHY Born in Shanghai, China, and he moved to Hong Kong with his family when he was five years old. His films are characterized by the creation of unique, non-linear narratives, atmospheric music, bold saturated colors and vivid cinematography.

As a key figure in Hong Kong cinema, Wong Kar Wai has had a considerable impact on film making with his classic style and unconventional approach.

His expertise in capturing light, shadow and the emotion in his own devised dialogues, using specific numbers such as time, distance and date to convey sensitive and detailed images. His films regularly appear on national and international best picture lists. “In the mood for love” was restored in 2020. It will also be shown in the Cannes Classic Movies section to celebrate the 20th anniversary.

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FILMOGRAPHY

1987 AS TEAR GOES BY

1990 DAY OF BEING WILD

1994 ASHES OF TIME CHUNKING EXPRESS

1995 FALLEN ANGELS

1996 HAPPY TOGETHER

2000 IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE

2004 2046

2007 EROS AND MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS

2008 THE GRANDMASTER

2021 PARADISE GUEST HOUSE

Wong Kar Wai

Filmograohy

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SELECTED AWARDS

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE

2013

ARGENTINE FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION Best Foreign Film

THE GRANDMASTER

2013

ASIA PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL Best Director

THE GRANDMASTER

2013

ASIAN FILM AWARDS Best Director

HAPPY TOGETHER

1997

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL Best Director

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2046

2000 2004

EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS Best Non-European Film

Wong Kar Wai

Selected Awards

“Iʼm not afraid to delay the schedule to make sure that this is the film that I want, that this is the best that I can do at that point.”

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE

2001

GERMAN FILM AWARDS Best Foreign Film

THE GRANDMASTER

2013

GOLDEN ROOSTER AWARDS Best Director

ASHES OF TIME IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE THE GRANDMASTER

1991 1995 2013

HONG KONG FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDS Best Director

2046

2004

VALLADOLID INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Fipresci Prize

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Behind In The Mood For Love Fallen Angels Chungking Express Happy Together My Blueberry Nights

SELECTED MOVIE

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE

Wong Kar Wai

Selected Movie

“If, I had an extra ticket, would you come with me?”

PLOT SUMMARY Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung play the movie.

Who move into an apartment building on the same day in 1962. After that they discover that their spouses are having an affair; they develop a strong attraction over the next four years. Wong Kar Wai uses a unique lens to show how this “strange relationship” is dreamily choreographed with “the elegance and rhythm of a waltz”.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Directed | Produce | Written Wong Kar Wai Music Michael Galasso | Shigeru Cinematography Christopher Doyle | Lee Ping Bin

Behind the Emotion

Release Date 20 May 2000 Running Time 98 Minutes

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In the Mood for Love 2000

SELECTED MOVIE

HAPPY TOGETHER

Wong Kar Wai

Selected Movie

“I finally understood why he was so happy walking around outside because he knew he had a place for him to go back to.”

PLOT SUMMARY HAPPY TOGETHER tells the story of a couple. Who travel to Buenos Aires in an effort to save. The film is more linear and accessible than his previous films. With only three characters in the story. And the more mature narrative style and the classic style also made Wong Kar Wai the first winner of the Best Director Award in Hong Kong at the Cannes Film Festival.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Directed | Produce | Written Wong Kar Wai Music Daany Cheung | Chang Chen Cinematography Christopher Doyle | Lee Ping Bin

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Release Date 30 May 1997 Running Time 96 Minutes

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HAPPY TOGETHER 1997

SELECTED MOVIE

CHUNGKING EXPRESS

Wong Kar Wai

Selected Movie

“In fact, understanding a person does not mean anything, people are subject to change, today he likes pineapples, tomorrow he can like something else.”

PLOT SUMMARY Two intertwined stories in CHUNGKING EXPRESS. Policeman 223 buys a can of pineapple that expires on May 1. Because itʼs symbolizing the day he will get over his lost love. He also has his eye on a strange woman wearing a blonde wig, and she is a drug dealer.

Also Policeman 663 is devastated by his lost love.

And this time, his love affair with a coffee shop waitress has just begun.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Directed | Written | Produce Wong Kar Wai | Chan Yi Kan Music Frankie Chan | Roel A Garcia Cinematography Christopher Doyle | Andrew Lau

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Release Date 14 July 1994 Running Time 98 Minutes

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CHUNKING EXPRESS 1994

SELECTED MOVIE

FALLEN ANGELS

Wong Kar Wai

Selected Movie

“Iʼve heard it said that everything expires. I donʼt know when her relationship with Johnny will expire, but I guess it will be soon.”

PLOT SUMMARY FALLEN ANGLES can be described as an expanded conception of CHUNGKING EXPRESS. Of course, two stories overlap in one film, with Wongʼs own frenetic visuals dominating and incorporating a lot of fragmented, experimental style. Compared to the sweetness of CHUNGKING EXPRESS, FALLEN ANGLES is more like the other side of the coin.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Directed | Written | Produce Wong Kar Wai | Jeffrey Lau Music Frankie Chan | Roel A Garcia Cinematography Christopher Doyle | Mark Lee Ping | Joe Chan

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Release Date 6 September 1995 Running Time 96 Minutes

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FALLEN ANGLES 1994

SELECTED MOVIE

MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS

Wong Kar Wai

Selected Movie

“I didnʼt know how to say goodbye to the people I couldnʼt lose in my life, so I left without saying goodbye.”

PLOT SUMMARY The main story is about a young New Yorker. Who eaves for a trip after learning of her boyfriendʼs cheating on her. This is Wong Kar-waiʼs first film shot in the United States with co-stars such as Jude Law and Natalie Portman. Although the film was a controversial work for Wong Kar Wai, in his own words it was a new experiment.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Directed | Produce Wong Kar Wai | Jacky Pang Music Ry Cooder Cinematography Darius Khondji

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Release Date 16 May 2007 Running Time 95 Minutes

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MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS 1994

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Into to Festival Theme Festival Location Festival Schedule Work Shop

FESTIVAL THEME

FESTIVAL SUMMARY July 17th is Wong Kar Waiʼs birthday and a fitting date to commemorate the classic remake of his classic film “In the Mood for Love”, which Criterion Collection and Janus Films are collaborating on for the 20th anniversary of the release of “In the Mood for Love” in 2020.

The Criterion Collection and Janus Films collaborated on the 20th anniversary of the release of In the Mood for Love in 2020. On Wong Kar Waiʼs birthday, they decided to collaborate again and organize a film festival as a way to recall this classic.

The festivalʼs name is “Poetry of Indulgence”, which depicts a man living in a noisy city tries to be close to people but feels helplessly alone. He was always carried away by alcohol and neon lights; he walks alone in the streets drowned in loneliness and an unrestrained indulgence in yearning. These feelings of loneliness are divided into different chapters, making us realize that we all have the same experience.

Wong Kar Wai

Festival Theme

“Feel the most real loneliness behind the lens and touch the indulgence under the neon lights.”

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FESTIVAL LOCATION

Wong Kar Wai

Festival Location

Potrero Hill, San Francisco, CA94107. The Cannes Film Festival began to pay tribute to the 20th anniversary of the release of In the Mood for Love, choosing to review the classic in the form of a drive-in. Film Night in the Park is located in the heart of San Francisco and can accommodate up to 100 people at the same time while holding a workshop and photography exhibition to better showcase Wongʼs classic films.

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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE ZOOM M 20:00

22:30

Running Time 98 Minutes

HAPPY TOGETHER ZOOM X 21:00

23:30

Running Time 96 Minutes

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Festival Schedule

CHUNKING EXPRESS ZOOM C 21:00

23:30

Running Time 98 Minutes

FALLEN ANGELS ZOOM F 17:00

19:40

Running Time 96 Minutes

MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS ZOOM N 17:00

19:25

Running Time 95 Minutes

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WORK SHOP

INTO THE INDULGENCE Festival participants can make their own postcards as souvenirs. People can choose five films from this festival, match the color palette of their choice and write their own thoughts. Record once this unique and unforgettable experience.

Wong Kar Wai

Work Shop

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