I've just started watching Won Kar Wai films and I am already a huge fan.
I have seen Chungking Express, In the mood for Love, 2046 and was hoping to get Happy Together, but ofcourse... HMV didnt have it.
What Wong Kar Wai films do you recommend / Which is your favourite?
A tie: "In the Mood for Love" and "Happy Together". I also like "Chungking Express" and the underrated "My Blueberry Nights". "2046" didn't do much for me, though.
"I did cramps the way Meryl Streep did accents" - Calliope (Middlesex)
I have not seen all of his films. Out of the five which I have seen, Fallen Angels is easily my favorite. I fell in love with the film instantly. I consider it one of the best movies ever.
shareOverall I am not a big fan of WKW. His narcoleptic pace and the feeling that most of his movies are somehow "unfinished", aren't exactly my cup of tea.
Some people says WKW style mirrors Kieslowski style to some extent. I am not agree. I love Kieslowski films and they are way deeper (at intelectual and emotional levels) than any film ever shot by WKW, who IMO is a tad overrated director. Too much style not so much substance.
Ozu, Bresson, Kiarostami even Resnais and Tarkovsky are closer to WKW's style IMO.
However I have enjoyed some of his films. In particular his directorial debut (As Tears Go By), Chungking Express (my fav film from WKW) and In the Mood for Love.
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Fallen Angels is my favourite, and then either In the Mood For Love or Happy Together, can't decide.
Some velvet morning when I'm straight...
Order of Wong Kar Wai movies:
1) Chungking Express
2) Fallen Angels
3) 2046
4) Happy Together
5) In the Mood for Love
6) Days of Being Wild
7) Ashes of Time
8) As Tears Go By
Fallen Angels is great, as is As Tears Go By.
shareChungking Express and 2046, Faye Wong and Ziyi Zhang are so hot in those
so many movies, so little time