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C O N T E M P O R A R Y F I L M D I R E C T O R S Wong Kar-wai Peter Brunette Wong Kar-wai 00.FM.i-xx_Brun.indd 1 2/11/05 8:53:43 AM 00.FM.i-xx_Brun.indd 2 2/11/05 8:53:43 AM Contemporary Film Directors Edited by James Naremore The Contemporary Film Directors series provides concise, well-written introductions to directors from around the world and from every level of the ﬁlm industry. Its chief aims are to broaden our awareness of important artists, to give serious critical attention to their work, and to illus- trate the variety and vitality of contemporary cinema. Con- tributors to the series include an array of internationally respected critics and academics. Each volume contains an incisive critical commentary, an informative interview with the director, and a detailed ﬁlmography. A list of books in the series appears at the end of this book. 00.FM.i-xx_Brun.indd 3 2/11/05 8:53:43 AM 00.FM.i-xx_Brun.indd 4 2/11/05 8:53:43 AM Wong Kar-wai Peter Brunette UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS URBANA AND CHICAGO 00.FM.i-xx_Brun.indd 5 2/11/05 8:53:43 AM © 2005 by Peter Brunette All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 c p 6 5 4 3 2 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brunette, Peter. Wong Kar-wai / Peter Brunette. p. cm. — (Contemporary film directors) Includes transcripts of interviews with Wong Kar-wai. Filmography: p. 135 Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-252-02992-5 (alk. paper) isbn 978-0-252-02992-9 (alk. paper) isbn 0-252-07237-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-252-07237-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Wong, Kar-wai, 1958—Criticism and interpretation. I. Wong, Kar-wai, 1958– II. Title. III. Series. pn1998.3.w65b78 2005 791.4302'33'092—dc22 2004020467 Frontispiece: Wong Kar-wai (left) on the set of In the Mood for Love with his director of photography, Christopher Doyle. © 2000 USA Films. All rights reserved. 00.FM.i-xx_Brun.indd 6 1/27/06 9:27:51 AM To my wife, Lynne Johnson, now more than ever. And she knows why. 00.FM.i-xx_Brun.indd 7 2/11/05 8:53:44 AM 00.FM.i-xx_Brun.indd 8 2/11/05 8:53:44 AM Contents Photo Credits | x Preface | xiii tears, time, and love: the films of wong kar-wai | 1 As Tears Go By 1 Days of Being Wild 16 Ashes of Time 30 Chungking Express 45 Fallen Angels 57 Happy Together 70 In the Mood for Love 86 2046 101 Notes 107 interviews with wong kar-wai | 113 Filmography | 135 Bibliography | 143 Index | 147 00.FM.i-xx_Brun.indd 9 2/11/05 8:53:44 AM