Wong Kar Wai Biography
Although born in Shanghai, where did Wong Kar-Wai spend most of his life growing up?
What is Hong Kong?
This film is paired with "Fallen Angels" and explores two separate love stories in Hong Kong
What is "Chungking Express?"
This item’s expiration date symbolizes the passing of time and fleeting nature of love and relationships
What is a can of pineapple?
Cop 223 buys pineapple cans that all expire on this date—the day he hopes his relationship might restart
What is May 1st?
At the end of Fallen Angels, He Zhiwu and the Agent leave on this vehicle as the city fades behind them
What is a motorcycle?
The decade associated with Hong Kong’s booming film industry and when Wong Kar-wai first became widely known as a director
What are the 1990s?
This Wong Kar-Wai film uses a recurring musical motif and dark red color palette to portray themes of oppressed love
What is In the Mood for Love?
This object is used by the Agent to communicate with and monitor the Hitman. It symbolizes and amplifies the emotional distance between characters
What is a telephone?
The agent does this activity to feel closer to the Hitman despite not being in the same physical space as him
What is going through his trash or sitting in his seat at the bar?
Zhiwu gets emotional while doing this after his father died
What is watching a home video of his dad that he made?
Wong Kar-Wai did this job in the film industry before becoming a director
What is a screenwriter?
Wong Kar-Wai's directorial film debut
Wong Kar-Wai's directorial film debut
A film technique used to visualize the speed of modern life
What is low frame rate?
In Fallen Angels, He Zhiwu meets Blondie when she is upset in this location.
What is McDonald's?
In Chungking Express, Cop 663 talks to these as he copes with heartbreak
What are random household items?
One of Wong Kar-Wai’s most frequent acting collaborators
Who is Tony Leung?
This Wong Kar-Wai film stars Tony Leung as Ip Man
What is The Grandmaster?
A character from Fallen Angels and Chungking Express share this costume piece which represents the performative and detached identity of the time period
What is a yellow wig?
In Fallen Angels, Zhiwu’s father expresses his feelings by preparing this item for him late at night
Making food
In Fallen Angels, He Zhiwu sits on this animal inside the butcher shop
What is a pig?
The 30-episode TV series that is Wong Kar-wai's most recent project
Blossoms Shanghai
A science fiction sequel based loosely off the number of a hotel room
What is 2046?
Which object lets Zhiwu's character manipulate and escape from present time?
What is a videotape/recorder?
In Fallen Angels, the shift in the Hitman and Agent’s relationship becomes clear when they break this long-standing rule of their partnership
What is meeting each other in person?
This ending angle represents the hopeful, new, and unknown future for the characters in the Chungking Express and Fallen Angels Universe
What is seeing the daytime sky for the first time?