Movie Styles: ChungKing Express

Chung King Express: 1994


Wong Kar-Wai's movie about two love-struck cops is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion and color. The first half deals with Cop 223, who has broken up with his girlfriend of five years. He purchases a tin of pineapples with an expiration date of May 1 each day for a month. By the end of that time, he feels that he will either be rejoined with his love or that it too will have expired forever. The second half shows Cop 663 dealing with his breakup with his flight attendant girlfriend. He talks to his apartment furnishings until he meets a new girl at a local lunch counter. 

Director: 

Kar Wai Wong

Stars:

 Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung Chiu Wai

Movie Styles: Happy Together

Happy Together: 1997

Yiu-Fai and Po-Wing arrive in Argentina from Hong Kong and take to the road for a holiday. Something is wrong and their relationship goes adrift. A disillusioned Yiu-Fai starts working at a tango bar to save up for his trip home. When a beaten and bruised Po-Wing reappears, Yiu-Fai is empathetic but is unable to enter a more intimate relationship. After all, Po-Wing is not ready to settle down. Yiu-Fai now works in a Chinese restaurant and meets the youthful Chang from Taiwan. Yiu-Fai's life takes on a new spin, while Po-Wing's life shatters continually in contrast.

Director: 

Kar Wai Wong

Stars:

 Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Chen Chang

Movie Styles: In the Mood for Love

In The Mood For Love: 2000

A man and a woman move in to neighboring Hong Kong apartments and form a bond when they both suspect their spouses of extra-marital activities.

Director: 

Kar Wai Wong

Stars:

 Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung and Ping Lam Siu

Movie Styles: 2046

2046: 2004


He was a writer. He thought he wrote about the future but it really was the past. In his novel, a mysterious train left for 2046 every once in a while. Everyone who went there had the same intention.....to recapture their lost memories. It was said that in 2046, nothing ever changed. Nobody knew for sure if it was true, because nobody who went there had ever come back- except for one. He was there. He chose to leave. He wanted to change.

Director: 

Kar Wai Wong

Stars:

 Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ziyi Zhang and Faye Wong