Chungking Express + Chen Baker: Cantopop
VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, CanadaThe first Wong Kar-Wai movie to make an impression on North American audiences (the Miramax release was sponsored by Quentin Tarantino), Chungking Express is a fast, fluid, almost throwaway picture set in contemporary Hong Kong, and comprising two simple, short story-like through-lines involving lovelorn policemen. Get Tickets It was this smaller film that made Wong’s […]
