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Wong Kar-Wai

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With films such as As Tears Go By, Days of Being Wild, Chungking Express, and Ashes of Time, Wong Kar-Wai has been at the forefront of Hong Kong cinema. On the surface, Wong follows the rules, presenting the usual fare of car chases, explosions, and sex, but in reality his films are much deeper. His characters live and die on the fringe of acceptance and existence, in a ne...more
Paperback, 128 pages
Published July 2nd 1997 by Dis Voir (first published March 15th 1987)
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Grant
Grant rated it 4 of 5 stars
A nice, large format book composed of three great essays on WKW. The only negative I could say note is that at the essays only cover WKW's films up to Happy Together.

Perhaps another edition will be in the works.
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Beautifully produced filmography with enough meat on its bones to satisfy all but the most voracious cineaste.
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