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Wong Kar-wai

Paperback • 2005 • English

Wong Kar-wai

By Peter Brunette

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About the book

Wong Kar-Wai traces this immensely exciting director's perennial themes of time, love, and loss, and examines the political implications of his films, especially concerning the handover of former British colony Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. This book is the first in any language to cover all of Wong's work, from his first film, As Tears Go By, to his most recent, the still unreleased 2046. It also includes his best?known, highly honored films, Chungking Express, Happy Together, an...Show more

Films, cinema
Individual film directors, film-makers
Biography: historical, political and military

Book details

ISBN

9780252072376

Publisher

University of Illinois Press

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

Wong Kar-wai

Format

Paperback

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