Drama · Romance
Hong Kong (花樣年華)
2000 · Directed by Wong Kar-Wai · 99 min
Hong Kong, 1962. Two neighbours, Mrs Chan and Mr Chow, move into adjacent apartments on the same day, and a shared discovery draws them into an uneasy closeness. Told in fragments of glances, corridors and cramped rooms, it is a romance built from mood and atmosphere more than incident.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining film of Hong Kong's international art cinema, and a reference point for how modern directors use colour, music and framing to convey longing.
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Watch it as a film where how things are shown, through framing, colour and music, tells you more than what is said.
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