”Love in Hongkong” Movie Month – Screening “Chungking Express”
Fri 27 Oct 2017, 7.30 pm
TPD
From TPD:
In the fourth week of Love in Hongkong movie month, TPD will be screening Chungking Express.
Film notes
CHUNGKING EXPRESS • Hong Kong • 1994
102′ | Crime • Drama • Romance
Directed by Kar-Wai Wong (as Kar Wai Wong)
Chungking Express is written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. The film consists of two stories told in sequence, each about a lovesick Hong Kong policeman mulling over his relationship with a woman.
The first story stars Takeshi Kaneshiro as a cop who is obsessed with the break-up of his relationship with a woman named May and his platonic encounter with a mysterious drug smuggler (Brigitte Lin). The second stars Tony Leung as a police officer who is roused from his gloom over the loss of his flight attendant girlfriend (Valerie Chow) by the attentions of a quirky snack bar worker (Faye Wong).
The Chinese title translates to “Chungking Forest/Jungle”, referring to the metaphoric concrete jungle of the city, as well as to Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui, where much of the first part of the movie is set. The English title refers to Chungking Mansions and the Midnight Express food stall where Faye works. [Wikipedia]
Language: Cantonese / Mandarin / English / Japanese / Hindi with Vietnamese subtitles
• The film screening is for educational purpose and fundraising for Young Cinema Fund of TPD.
• Donation (at the door): 20,000 VND/audience.
• Doors open at 7 pm and close when the screening room is full.
• Seats are assigned on the first-come-first-served basis.
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Watch the film’s trailer here:
Translated by Hanoi Grapevine
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