Wong Kar-wai’s Cinematic Aftertaste

With films such as In The Mood For Love and Chungking Express, Wong Kar-wai is one of contemporary cinema’s most celebrated auteurs. Emerging in the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, Wong quickly set himself apart from his Hong Kong counterparts, establishing a very unique world and approach to cinema. In this essay, I explore exactly what makes Wong Kar-wai’s films special and why his films leave an aftertaste that lingers in our memories.

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Chapters:
0:00 What Makes Cinema?
2:06 Childhood
4:15 Process
8:57 Collaborations
14:14 Aesthetic
17:04 Rhythm
20:44 Preservation
22:58 Loss

Films:
In The Mood For Love
Happy Together
The King of Comedy
Kundun
As Tears Go By
The Grandmaster
Raging Bull
Mean Streets
The Sopranos
Fallen Angels
Chungking Express
Days of Being Wild
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Sources:
This video would not have been possible without the book The Cinema of Wong Kar Wai by John Powers and Wong Kar-wai.

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