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Chungking Express (1994)
Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Cast: Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Faye Wong
7.9
89%Runtime103 min
RatingPG-13
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Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
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Chungking Express is a critically acclaimed 1994 film directed by Wong Kar-Wai, garnering an 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.9/10 on IMDb. The film is praised for its melancholic tone, romantic storylines, and unique visual style, cementing its status as a beloved work of Hong Kong cinema.
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Wong Kar-wai's dreamlike, stylized drama with its evocative visuals and bittersweet exploration of loneliness and human connection would likely appeal to fans of the user's preferred international and arthouse cinema.
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Chungking Express is a 1994 Hong Kong anthology crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. The film consists of two stories told in sequence, each about a different lovesick Hong Kong policeman mulling over his relationship with a woman. The first story stars Takeshi Kaneshiro as a cop obsessed by his breakup with a woman named May and his encounter with a mysterious drug smuggler. The second stars Tony Leung as a police officer roused from his gloom over the loss of his flight attendant girlfriend by the attentions of a quirky snack bar worker.
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