NAME: Wong Kar Wai
Wong Kar Wai
is most famous for his work on "Chung King Express," 
the
first release of Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder banner. He gained
critical and commerical success with "As Tears Go By," but decided to appoarch
his next film with a more experimental and artistic style. It was
initially planned as a two-part film, but "Days of Being Wild" was a bomb,
killing the chances of a sequel. Although praised by critics, his
films do better financially overseas than they do in Hong Kong. He
spent the next couple of years working on "Ashes of Time," an epic based
on the famous novel, "Eagle Shooting Heroes." Stressed halfway through
production, he sought to refresh his imagination by making another film.
The film, "Chung King Express," became his biggest film. Originally,
it was supposed to contain three stories, but the stories became too big
to fit into one movie. So Wong Kar Wai took the third story and turned
it into "Fallen Angels." He was awarded for best director at Cannes
in 1997. He is currently in pre-production on "2416," a sci-fi film
set to star Tony Leung Chui Wai, Carina Lau, and Faye Wong.
| Once Upon A Rainbow (writer) (1982) |
| Chase A Fortune (writer) (1985) |
| Final Victory (writer) (1987) |
| As Tears Go By (1988) |
| Haunted Cop Shop 2 (cameo) (1988) |
| Days of Being Wild (1991) |
| Saviour of the Soul (writer) (1991) |
| Eagle Shooting Heroes/Dong Cheng Xi Jiu (producer) (1993) |
| Ashes of Time (1994) |
| Chung King Express (1994) |
| Fallen Angels (1995) |
| Happy Together (1997) |
| In The Mood For Love (2000) |
| The Follow (BMW Films) (2001) |
| Chinese Odyssey 2002 (producer) (2002) |
| 2416 (2003) |
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