World of Wong Kar Wai
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Summary
The collection includes: As Tears Go By; Days Of Being Wild; Chungking Express; Fallen Angels; Happy Together; In The Mood For Love; and 2046;
Contents
As tears go by = Wangjiao kamen / Media Asia Film presents an In-Gear Film production ; a Wong Kar Wai film ; producer, Alan Tang ; screenplay by Wong Kar Wai ; directed by Wong Kar Wai (1988) (98 min.)Days of being wild = A fei zheng zhuan / Media Asia Film presents An In-Gear Film production ; a Wong Kar Wai film ; producer Rover Tang ; screenplay by Wong Kar Wai ; directed by Wong Kar Wai (1990) (95 min.)
Chungking Express = Chung Hing sam lam / a Block 2 Distribution presentation ; Jet Tone Productions Ltd. presents a Jet Tone Productions Ltd. production ; a Wong Kar Wai film ; producer, Wong Kar Wai ; written and directed by Wong Kar Wai (1994) (102 min.)
Fallen angels = Duo luo tian shi / a Block 2 Distribution presentation ; Jet Tone Productions Ltd. presents a Jet Tone Productions Ltd. production ; a Wong Kar Wai film ; producer, Wong Kar Wai ; written and directed by Wong Kar Wai (1995) (99 min.)
Happy together = Chun guang zha xie / a Block 2 Distribution presentation ; Block 2 Pictures Inc. in association with Seowoo Film Co. Ltd., Prenom H. Co. Ltd. presents a Jet Tone Films production ; a Wong Kar Wai film ; producer, War Kong Wai ; written and directed by Wong Kar Wai (1997) (96 min.)
In the mood for love = Hua yang nian hua / a Block 2 Distribution presentation ; Block 2 Pictures Inc. in association with Paradis Films presents a Jet Tone Films production ; a Wong Kar Wai film ; producer, War Kong Wai ; written and directed by Wong Kar Wai (2000) (98 min.)
2046 / a Block 2 Distribution presentation ; Block 2 Pictures Inc. in association with Paradis Films, Orly Films, Classic Srl, Shanghai Film Group Corporation presents a Jet Tone Films production ; a Wong Kar Wai film ; producers, War Kong Wai [and three others) ; written and directed by Wong Kar Wai (2004) (128 min.).
Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection. |
| Subjects |
Gangsters
-- Drama.
Young adults -- Drama. Police -- Drama. Assassins -- Drama. Gay couples -- Drama. Authors -- Drama. Triads (Organized crime) -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- Drama. Friendship -- Drama. Love-hate relationships -- Drama. Adultery -- Drama. Hong Kong (China) -- Drama. Buenos Aires (Argentina) -- Drama. Crime films. Romance films. Feature films. Fiction films. |
| Publisher | [New York, New York] :The Criterion Collection,2021 |
| Edition | Blu-ray, Special edition collector's set, Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Wangjiao kamen (Motion picture) A fei zheng zhuan (Motion picture) Chungking Express (Motion picture) Duo luo tian shi (Motion picture) Chun guang zha xie (Motion picture) Hua yang nian hua (Motion picture) 2046 (Motion picture) Two thousand forty-six. Twenty forty-six. Hand. Hua yang de nian hua. Wong Kar Wai WKW |
| Contributors |
Wong, Kar-wai,
1958- film producer, screenwriter, film director. Lau, Andy, 1961- actor. Zhang, Manyu, actor. Zhang, Xueyou, actor. Wan, Ziliang, actor. Cheung, Leslie, 1956-2003, actor. Liu, Jialing, 1964- actor. Leung, Tony Chiu Wai, 1962- actor. Lin, Qingxia, actor. Wang, Fei, 1969- actor. Kaneshiro, Takeshi, actor. Lai, Leon, 1966- actor. Reis, Michelle Monique, 1970- actor. Yeung, Charlie, 1974- actor. Mok, Karen, 1970- actor. Zhang, Zhen, 1976 October 14- actor. Gong, Li, 1965- actor. Kimura, Takuya, 1972- actor. Zhang, Ziyi, 1979- actor. Dong, Jie, 1980- actor. Thongchai Mæk̄ʻintai, actor. Liu, Weiqiang, 1960- director of photography. Doyle, Christopher, 1952- director of photography. Chen, Xunqi, 1951- composer. Chung, Danny, composer. Li, Pingbin, 1954- director of photography. Galasso, Michael, composer. Raben, Peer, composer. Umebayashi, Shigeru, 1951- composer. Deng, Guangrong, 1946- film producer. Tang, Rover, film producer. Media Asia Films Limited, presenter. In-Gear Film Production Co., production company. Chun guang ying hua (Firm), presenter. Jet Tone Production Company, presenter, production company. Seowoo Film Company, presenter. Prenom H. Company, presenter. Paradis film (Firm), presenter. Orly Films, presenter. Classic (Firm), presenter. Shanghai dian ying ji tuan gong si, presenter. Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
As tears go by: Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung, Alex Man. Days of being wild: Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Tony Leung. Chungking Express: Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Faye Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro. Fallen angels: Leon Lai Ming, Michelle Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Charlie Young Choi Nei, Karen Mok Man Wai. Happy together: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Chang Chen. In the mood for love: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung Man Yuk. 2046: Tony Leung, Gong Li, Faye Wong, Takuya Kimura, Ziyi Zhang, Carina Lau, Chang Chen, Dong Jie, Maggie Cheung, Bird Thongchai McIntyre. |
| Other Contributors |
As tears go by: Cinematographer, Andrew Lau ; editors, Cheung Bei Tak, Hai Kit Wai. Days of being wild: Cinematographer, Christopher Doyle ; editors, Patrick Tam, Hai Kit Wai. Chungking Express: Directors of photography, Christopher Doyle, Andrew Lau Wai Keung ; editors, William Chang Suk Ping, Hai Kit Wai, Kong Chi Leung ; music, Frankie Chan. Fallen angels: Director of photography, Christopher Doyle ; editors, William Chang Suk Ping, Wong Ming Lam ; music, Frankie Chan. Happy together: Director of photography, Christopher Doyle ; editors, William Chang Suk Ping, Wong Ming Lam ; music, Danny Chung. In the mood for love: Directors of photography, Christopher Doyle, Mark Lee Ping Bing ; editor, William Chang Suk Ping ; music, Michael Galasso. 2046: Directors of photography, Christopher Doyle [and two others] ; editor, William Chang Suk Ping ; music, Peer Raben, Shigeru Umebayashi. |
| Audience |
MPAA ratings: PG (In the mood for love); PG-13 (ChungKing Express); R (2046); other films not rated. |
| Language |
Chinese Japanese Spanish English As tears go by, Days of being wild, Chungking Express, Fallen angels, and In the mood for love: Cantonese dialogue with English subtitles. Happy together: Cantonese, Mandarin, and Spanish dialogue with English subtitles. 2046: Cantonese, Mandarin, and Japanese dialogue with English subtitles. |
| Notes |
Title from container. New 4K digital restorations. Originally released as motion pictures, 1988-2004. Accompanying booklet (75 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm) comprises film credits, essay by John Powers, director's note, information about the restorations, and six collectible art prints. Special features: New program in which Wong answers questions submitted by various authors, filmmakers, and cinematographers; alternate version of Days of being wild (on home video for the first time); extended version of The hand (short film by Wong, available in the U.S. for the first time) (2004); Hua yang de nian hua (short film by Wong) (2000); interview and "cinema lesson" with Wong (2001); several programs featuring interviews with Wong, cinematographer Christopher Doyle, and various actors; program on In the mood for love's soundtrack (2012); deleted scenes; alternate endings; behind-the-scenes footage; promo reel; music videos; trailers. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray Disc; region A; widescreen presentations with various aspect ratios; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround (Chungking Express, Fallen angels, Happy together, In the mood for love, 2046) and monoaural (As tears go by, Days of being wild); requires a Blu-ray Disc player. |
| Description |
7 videodiscs (716 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781681438092 1681438097 |
| Other | Classic View |