Chungking Express
Chungking Express is a 1994 drama movie made in Hong Kong. It was directed by Wong Kar-wai. The movie has two stories, one after the other. Each story is about a policeman who is unlucky in love. The main actors in the first half were Takeshi Kaneshiro and Brigitte Lin. The second half of the movie stars Tony Leung as a different policeman.[3] Valerie Chow plays the flight attendant.[3] The movie features the American song "California Dreamin'" and other songs by Faye Wong. The movie received good reviews.[4]
| Chungking Express | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wong Kar-wai |
| Produced by | Chan Yi-kan |
| Written by | Wong Kar-wai |
| Starring | Brigitte Lin Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Faye Wong Takeshi Kaneshiro |
| Music by | Frankie Chan Roel. A Garcia |
| Cinematography | Christopher Doyle Andrew Lau (Lau Wai-Keung) |
| Edited by | William Chang Kai Kit-wai Kwong Chi-Leung |
Production company | Jet Tone Production |
| Distributed by | Ocean Shores Video (HK) Miramax Films Rolling Thunder Pictures (US) |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese Mandarin Chinese English Japanese Hindi |
| Box office | $600,200 (US)[2] $7,678,549 (HK)[1] |
Chungking Express Media
Shops inside Chungking Mansions
The departure hall of the former Kai Tak Airport is featured in the film
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hong Kong film archive database: ''Chungking Express''Ipac.hkfa.lcsd.gov.hk. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ↑ ''Chunking Express'' at Box Office Mojo (16 April 1996)Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Janet Maslin. Chungking Express (1994) FILM REVIEW; Mocking MTV Style And Paying Homage to It (26 September 1994)The New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ Chungking Express 1996. Rotten TomatoesFlixster Inc.. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
