Wong Kar-Wai
Birthday: 1958-07-17
Place of Birth: Shanghai, China
Biography: Wong Kar-Wai (born July 17, 1958) is a Shanghai-born Hong Kong director, screenwriter, and producer. He is internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylized films. Wong's films frequently feature protagonists who yearn for romance in the midst of a knowingly brief life and scenes that can often be described as sketchy, digressive, exhilarating, and containing vivid imagery.
Movies
The Road to "The Grandmaster"
This is not a documentary describing the filming process of "The Grandmaster", but a record of Wong ...
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In the Mood for Melville
Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the wo...
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Hong Kong Stories
A documentary about Hong Kong cinema mythology via Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud’s experience ...
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Cinema Lesson
Presented here is a 2001 "cinema lesson" from the Cannes Film Festival, featuring Wong and film theo...
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Silent Romance
Dummy, a deaf mute, is a brilliant and undiscovered cartoonist whose current publication has been gr...
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The First Monday in May
Chronicles the creation of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's most attended fashion exhibition in hist...
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Chaos By Design
Controversial director Angela Chan explores the "La Cage Aux Folles" demi-monde that thrives in toda...
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The Haunted Cop Shop II
Specially trained government troops are sent to clean out a city that is plagued by vampires, ghosts...
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In the Mood for Doyle
Christopher Doyle is one of the best known and most acclaimed directors of photography in world cine...
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Let the Wind Carry Me
Focusing on Mark Lee Ping-bin, one of the most talented and prolific cinematographers in Asia, the m...
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A Special Day
At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera....
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Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
A making of documentary for Happy Together. Includes interviews, on-set footage, cut scenes and foot...
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@ in the mood for love
A documentary following Wong Kar-wai and his cast and crew through the production of his 2000 film I...
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Ennio
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the ...
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Making of 2046
This 2004 documentary details the making of 2046 and features interviews with director Wong Kar Wai,...
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Moving Pictures: Chungking Express
Director Wong Kar Wai and cinematographer Christopher Doyle discuss their work and aesthetics in thi...
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