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Chungking Express is a 1994 Hong Kong arthouse [5] romantic crime [6] comedy-drama anthology [7] film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The film consists of two stories told in sequence, each about a lovesick Hong Kong policeman mulling over his relationship with a woman.
Chungking Mansions served as one of the filming locations for Wong Kar-wai's 1994 movie Chungking Express. [ 45 ] Chungking Mansions features in Xu Xi 's 1994 novel, Chinese Walls , where the protagonist, a young girl, is fascinated by an orange-haired prostitute who inhabits the building.
Chungking Express had originally been conceived as three stories; one of them was later included in his later film, Fallen Angels, but with new characters. [44] Wong conceived both films as complementary studies of Hong Kong: "To me Chungking Express and Fallen Angels are one film that should be three hours long." [7]
Faye Wong was born at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Dongcheng District, Beijing in the midst of the Cultural Revolution. [10] Her father is Wang Youlin (王佑林), a mining engineer and second son of Wang Zhaomin aka Wang Molin (王兆民; 王墨林) (1901-1985), member of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China.
Leung is known for his collaborations with director Wong Kar-wai, with whom he has worked in seven films, including Chungking Express (1994), Happy Together (1997), In the Mood for Love (2000), 2046 (2004), and The Grandmaster (2013).
Kaneshiro has worked with renowned directors throughout East Asia, including Wong Kar-wai (Chungking Express and Fallen Angels), Peter Chan (Perhaps Love, The Warlords, and Dragon), Zhang Yimou (House of Flying Daggers) and John Woo (Red Cliff and The Crossing I and II), resulting in collaborations that have achieved both commercial success and ...
It was a successful hit single, and was featured in Wong Kar-wai's critically acclaimed film Chungking Express in which Faye Wong also starred. She also recorded a Mandarin version, "Elude", on Sky. [6] Both versions are still played frequently in Chinese media. [7]
Chungking Express: Best Film Nominated 2003 Six Days: Best Short Film Nominated César Awards: 2001: In the Mood for Love: Best Foreign Film: Won David di Donatello Awards: 2000 In the Mood for Love: Best Foreign Film: Nominated 2005 2046: Best Foreign Film: Nominated Directors Guild of Great Britain: 2004 2046: Best Director – Foreign Film ...