As Tears Go By

Wong gok ka moon
dir. Wong Kar Wai
Hong Kong 1988, 99’
subtitles: Polish and English

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Th 18 Nov, 12:30
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17 Nov, 10:00 – 29 Nov
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Awards and festivals
World premiere: Cannes International Critics' Week Hong Kong Film Awards 1989 - Best Supporting Actor, Best Art Direction
Credits
Hong Kong 1988
Duration: 99’
director: Wong Kar Wai
screenplay: Wong Kar Wai
cinematography: Andrew Lau
editing: Cheung Bei Tak, Hai Kit Wai
music: Danny Chung
cast: Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung
producer: Alan Tang
executive producer: Rover Tang
production: In-Gear Film Production
language: Cantonese
colouration: colour
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Film description

Wah is a debt collector, and despite his young age is respected in the Hong Kong underworld. Unfortunately, his protege, Fly, has a talent for falling foul of all the wrong people. Meanwhile, Wah's distant relative, the delicate Ngor appears at his scarcely furnished apartment, unaware of her cousin's profession. Is it possible that her calm, understanding eyes are hiding a rebellious soul?

Won Kar Wai's debut is an auteur take on gangster films – a genre which enjoyed its golden era in Hong Kong in the late 1980s. The director uses the stylistic of action cinema as a tool to tell a very personal, emotional story. The grasping, vibrant form harmonizes perfectly with the melancholy and melodramatic tension.

Wong Kar Wai

Selected filmography:

1988 Kiedy łzy przeminą /  Wong Gok ka moon / As Tears Go By

1990 Dni naszego szaleństwa / Ah Fei jing juen / Days of Being Wild

1994 Chungking Express

1995 Upadłe anioły / Duo luo tian shi / Fallen Angels

1997 Happy Together / Chun gwong cha sit

2000 Spragnieni miłości / Fa yeung nin wa / In the Mood for Love

2004 2046

2013 Wielki mistrz / Yi dai zong shi / The Grandmaster

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