Wong Kar-Wai: Auteur of Time,9781844570287

Wong Kar-Wai: Auteur of Time

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ISBN13: 9781844570287
ISBN10: 1844570282
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-03-18
Publisher(s): British Film Inst
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Summary

This, the first book-length study of Hong Kong cult director Wong Kar-wai, provides an overview of his career and in-depth analyses of his seven feature films to date. The study also takes an intriguing look at Wong's commercials for the likes of Motorola, BMW, and Lacoste and at his music video for DJ Shadow. Stephen Teo probes Wong's cinematic and literary influences--from Martin Scorsese and Alfred Hitchcock to Manuel Puig and Haruki Murakami--yet shows how Wong transcends them all. This comprehensive and thoroughly accessible study confirms Wong's position as the star of the Hong Kong-global nexus and as a postmodern exemplar of world cinema.

Author Biography

Stephen Teo, Ph.D., is a filmmaker, critic, and film historian. He is author of Hong Kong Cinema (BFI, 1997).

Table of Contents

Author's Note and Acknowledgments vii
1 Introduction
1(14)
2 In Mainstream Gear: As Tears Go By
15(16)
3 Wong's Heartbreak Tango: Days of Being Wild
31(16)
4 Space-Time Tango: Chungking Express
47(18)
5 Wong's Biographical Histories of Knights Errant: Ashes of Time
65(18)
6 Pathos Angelical: Fallen Angels
83(15)
7 Wong's Buenos Aires Affair: Happy Together
98(16)
8 Betrayed by Maggie Cheung: In the Mood for Love
114(20)
9 Wong's Time Odyssey: 2046
134(19)
10 Mini-Projects and Conclusion 153(14)
Notes 167(10)
Bibliography 177(4)
Filmography 181(3)
Index 184

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