Wong Kar-Wai
Wong Kar-wai (王家衛, born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is internationally celebrated for his atmospheric, highly stylized cinema centered on themes of longing, romance, memory, and temporal transience.
His major film and television credits include As Tears Go By (1988), Days of Being Wild (1990), Chungking Express (1994), Fallen Angels (1995), Happy Together (1997), In the Mood for Love (2000), 2046 (2004), The Grandmaster (2013), and the television series Blossoms Shanghai (2023).
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.5237 |
| Birthday | 1958-07-17 |
| Place of Birth | Shanghai, China |
| Also Known As | Wong Kar Wai, Kar Wai Wong, Kar-wai Wong, 왕 가위, ウォン・カーワァイ, Vương Gia Vệ, 王家衞, WKW, |
2012
The Road to "The Grandmaster"
7.5/2
This is not a documentary describing the filming process of "The Grandmaster", but a record of Wong Kar-wai and Chen Xunqi's personal visits to martia...
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The Road to "The Grandmaster"
2017
In the Mood for Melville
4.5/2
Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the world of cinema.
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In the Mood for Melville
2003
Hong Kong Stories
10/1
A documentary about Hong Kong cinema mythology via Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud’s experience as screenwriters in the HK film industry, working...
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Hong Kong Stories
2001
Cinema Lesson
0/0
Presented here is a 2001 "cinema lesson" from the Cannes Film Festival, featuring Wong and film theorist and producer Gilles Ciment.
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Cinema Lesson
1984
Silent Romance
4/2
Dummy, a deaf mute, is a brilliant and undiscovered cartoonist whose current publication has been gradually ignored by his readers. Consequently, the...
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Silent Romance
2016
The First Monday in May
7.4/37
Chronicles the creation of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's most attended fashion exhibition in history, "China: Through The Looking Glass," an explor...
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The First Monday in May
1988
Chaos By Design
6.8/4
Controversial director Angela Chan explores the "La Cage Aux Folles" demi-monde that thrives in today's Hong Kong, but which has never before been por...
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Chaos By Design
1988
The Haunted Cop Shop II
5.5/17
Specially trained government troops are sent to clean out a city that is plagued by vampires, ghosts and cannibalistic zombies.
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The Haunted Cop Shop II
2007
In the Mood for Doyle
4/2
Christopher Doyle is one of the best known and most acclaimed directors of photography in world cinema. Born in Australia, he sees himself as an Asian...
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In the Mood for Doyle
2009
Let the Wind Carry Me
7/9
Focusing on Mark Lee Ping-bin, one of the most talented and prolific cinematographers in Asia, the movie details the itinerant lifestyle of a deeply o...
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Let the Wind Carry Me
2012
A Special Day
5.333/3
At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.
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A Special Day
1999
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
7/21
A making of documentary for Happy Together. Includes interviews, on-set footage, cut scenes and footage of crew members revisiting the locations where...
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Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
2001
@ in the mood for love
6.9/37
A documentary following Wong Kar-wai and his cast and crew through the production of his 2000 film In the Mood for Love.
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@ in the mood for love
2022
Ennio
8.308/390
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-...
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Ennio
Making of 2046
0/0
This 2004 documentary details the making of 2046 and features interviews with director Wong Kar Wai, actors Chang Chen, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Faye Wong...
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Making of 2046
Moving Pictures: Chungking Express
0/0
Director Wong Kar Wai and cinematographer Christopher Doyle discuss Chungking Express, their work and aesthetics in this 1996 episode of the British t...
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Moving Pictures: Chungking Express
2008
Ashes of Time Redux
7.7/7
Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to...
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