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Chungking Express

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Wong Kar Wai / HK, 1994 / 102 min.

Wong Kar Wai broke through with Chungking Express. His enchanting mix of urban life, Asian culture, crime, passion and the music of The Mamas & The Papas (California Dreamin') became an icon of the 1990s.

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In the remarkably styled Chungking Express – now screening in 4K – two policemen (Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung) suffer from a broken heart. One of the two tries to cope with his loss by running, the other one is so stricken by the loss of his girlfriend that he is blind to the fact that snack bar worker Faye is quietly but madly in love with him.

Eye has re-released six films by Wong Kar Wai in collaboration with Cinéart. With the exception of The Hand, all films are restored in 4K.

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Scenes from this movie may cause fearThis movie contains scenes of violencePersons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains foul language

Director

Wong Kar Wai

Production year

1994

Country

HK

Original title

Chungking Express

Length

102 min.

Language

Yue Chinese

Subtitles

NLD or ENG

Format

DCP

Part of

Wong Kar Wai

Eye releases six films by Wong Kar Wai to Dutch theatres in partnership with Cinéart. Apart from The Hand, all films have been restored in 4K. We present In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express, Fallen Angels, Happy Together, 2046 and the director's cut of his short film The Hand.

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