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Wong Kar-wai
Atmospheric Hong Kong films about missed connections, including Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love.
Chungking Express · Happy Together
- Born
- 17 July 1958
- Birthplace
- Shanghai, China
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Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong filmmaker known for fractured chronology, expressive music and richly coloured images.
Early life
Moving to Hong Kong
His family moved from Shanghai when he was a child.
Cinema and design
Visits to the cinema with his mother and graphic-design studies shaped his visual interests.
Career
- 1980s
Television and scripts
He trained at TVB and worked as a screenwriter.
- 1988
Directing debut
As Tears Go By began his feature career.
- 1990s–2000s
International influence
His increasingly personal films won festival recognition and a worldwide audience.
Selected work
Chungking Express
Two stories of loneliness overlap in Hong Kong.
Happy Together
A troubled couple attempt a new life in Argentina.
In the Mood for Love
Two neighbours discover their spouses’ affair and develop an unspoken bond.
Beyond work
Production partnership
His wife Esther Chen has been a long-term collaborator and producer.
Television return
Blossoms Shanghai extended his storytelling into a television series.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Biographical dates and identifiers ↗Photo: Siebbi. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
