You’ve felt him throughLost in Translation,Sofia Coppola’s poignant ode to human connection.
(Or perhaps you’ve heardQuentin Tarantinotalk about himat some point.)
And it’s a moment you should seize upon.
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Club’s A.A. Dowd put it, “Wong Kar Wai commiserates.")
Just ask Jenkins, who saw Wong’sChungking Expressas a young film student and was immediately captivated.
Chungking Expressis perhaps the best place for a Wong neophyte to start.
It’s gorgeously artistic yet remarkably fun and like Jenkins, you’ll soon find yourself sucked in.
From there, explore at your will.
1997’sHappy Togetherstars Leung and Leslie Cheung as a gay couple living out their turbulent relationship in Buenos Aires.
1995’sFallen Angelsis a companion piece toChungking Express, but with a noir-y sensibility all its own.
It’s filmmaking at its best: a window into the universality of emotion and the specificity of experience.
