The Cinema of Wong Kar Wai

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Wong Kar-wai possesses the gift of creating some of the most illusive and dreamlike films ever made. They’re visual treats that transport you to vibrant but dark visions of Hong Kong. With his signature saturated colours, unconventional camera work, and iconic music that lingers long after the credits roll, Wong Kar-wai creates worlds that feel suspended in time. Every work leaves a lasting impression.

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Fallen Angels

7 Sep 2025

Hong Kong | 1995 | Cantonese language with Chinese and English subtitles | Action/Drama/Romance | M Wong Kar Wai’s fifth feature follows the blueprint of his earlier film Chungking Express, intertwining neo-noir comedy-drama narratives of urban loners as they crash headlong across the streets of Hong Kong.

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As Tears Go By

31 Oct 2025

Hong Kong | 1995 | Cantonese language with Chinese and English subtitles | Action/Drama/Romance | R18+ Wong Kar Wai’s scintillating debut feature is a kinetic, hyper-cool crime thriller graced with flashes of the impressionistic, daydream visual style for which he would become renowned.

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Happy Together

20 Feb 2026

Hong Kong | 1997 | Cantonese language with Chinese and English subtitles | Romance/Drama | M One of the most searing romances of the 1990s, Wong Kar Wai’s emotionally raw, lushly stylized portrait of a relationship in breakdown casts Hong Kong superstars Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung as a couple locked in a turbulent cycle of infatuation and destructive jealousy.

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Days of Being Wild

1 May 2026

Hong Kong | 1990 | Cantonese language with Chinese and English subtitles | Romance/Crime | M Wong Kar Wai’s breakthrough second feature represents the first full flowering of his swooning signature style. The first film in a loosely connected, ongoing cycle that includes In the Mood for Love and 2046.

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