| Description |
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 453 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 453.
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| System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.66:1, enhanced for 16:9 televisions; new restored high-definition digital transfer; new and improved English subtitle translation. |
| Cast |
Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung, Faye Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro. |
| Credits |
Cinematography by Christopher Doyle and Andrew Lau ; edited by William Chang, Hai Kit-Wai and Kwong Chi-Leung ; music by Frankie Chan and Roel A. Garcia ; production design, William Chang ; art direction, Alfred Yau. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a Hong Kong motion picture in 1994. |
| Summary |
A greasy Hong Kong fast-food joint serves as the focal point for two off-kilter love stories about two cops, both told from multiple perspectives and exploring the fragility of human connections. Detective 223, dumped by his girlfriend, buys a can of pineapple every day which he will eat in a year, if she hasn't changed her mind and returned to him. Meanwhile, he falls in love with a bewigged drug smuggler. Detective 663, also dumped, falls for nutty counter girl Faye. Possibly unhinged by her habit of constantly listening to an ear-shattering rendition of "California Dreamin'," Faye falls for him and begins sneaking into his apartment, rearranging the furniture, cleaning the place up and further weakening his already-shaky grasp on reality. |
| Contents |
0.01 cm. -- May -- Benjamins and lifestyles -- Deadlines -- Expiration -- Hits -- Thirty cans -- First woman -- Room service -- Happy birthday -- Changes -- Another man -- Flights -- Canceled -- Loneliness -- Helping hands -- Dreamer -- Excuses -- Home improvement -- Stuck -- Noticing things -- Caught -- California -- Washed-out -- One year -- New destination -- Color bars. |
| Note |
Special features: Commentary [optional audio feature]; "Moving Pictures" [featurette] (12 min.); U.S. Theatrical trailer (2 min.); booklet includes the essay "Electric Youth" by Amy Taubin. |
| Awards |
Winner, 1995 Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Film Editing: William Cheng, Chi-Leung Kwong, Kit-Wai Kai; Best Actor: Tony Leung Chiu Wai; Best Director: Kar Wai Wong. |
| Language |
In Cantonese and Mandarin with optional subtitles in English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Local Note |
WNPLFFDVD |
| Subject |
Love -- Drama.
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Police -- Drama.
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Drug dealers -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Hong Kong (China) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Romance films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Foreign films.
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Motion pictures, Chinese.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wong, Kar-wai, 1958- Screenwriter. Director.
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Chan, Yi-Kan.
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Lau, Jeffrey.
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Lin, Qingxia. Actor.
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林青霞.
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Leung, Tony Chiu Wai, 1962- Actor.
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Wang, Fei, 1969- Actor.
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王菲, 1969-
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Kaneshiro, Takeshi. Actor.
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Miramax Films.
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Rolling Thunder Pictures.
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Jet Tone Production Company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Chung king express |
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Chungking express |
| Note |
Tital on container: Chungking express a film by Wong Kar-Wai |
| ISBN |
9781604650907 |
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1604650907 |
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9781604650914 |
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1604650915 |
| Standard No. |
715515033220 |
| Music No. |
CC1774D Criterion Collection |
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