Wong Kar-Wai: Auteur of Time

by Teo, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9781844570287
• ISBN10: 1844570282
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-18
• Publisher: British Film Inst

Summary

This, the first book-length study of Hong Kong cult director Wong Kar-wai, provides an overview of his career and in-depth analyses of his seven feature films to date. The study also takes an intriguing look at Wong's commercials for the likes of Motorola, BMW, and Lacoste and at his music video for DJ Shadow. Stephen Teo probes Wong's cinematic and literary influences--from Martin Scorsese and Alfred Hitchcock to Manuel Puig and Haruki Murakami--yet shows how Wong transcends them all. This comprehensive and thoroughly accessible study confirms Wong's position as the star of the Hong Kong-global nexus and as a postmodern exemplar of world cinema.

Author Biography

Stephen Teo, Ph.D., is a filmmaker, critic, and film historian. He is author of Hong Kong Cinema (BFI, 1997).

Table of Contents

Author's Note and Acknowledgments	vii
1 Introduction	1	(14)
2 In Mainstream Gear: As Tears Go By	15	(16)
3 Wong's Heartbreak Tango: Days of Being Wild	31	(16)
4 Space-Time Tango: Chungking Express	47	(18)
5 Wong's Biographical Histories of Knights Errant: Ashes of Time	65	(18)
6 Pathos Angelical: Fallen Angels	83	(15)
7 Wong's Buenos Aires Affair: Happy Together	98	(16)
8 Betrayed by Maggie Cheung: In the Mood for Love	114	(20)
9 Wong's Time Odyssey: 2046	134	(19)
10 Mini-Projects and Conclusion	153	(14)
Notes	167	(10)
Bibliography	177	(4)
Filmography	181	(3)
Index	184