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Chungking Express

Movie · 1994 · 102 min

A dreamy, stylish drift through city nights and longing hearts, equal parts whimsical and melancholic.

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1994 film directed by Wong Kar-Wai
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Year
1994
Runtime
102 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • loneliness
  • isolation
  • memory
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
comedy drama, crime, romance
Directed by
Wong Kar-wai
Written by
Wong Kar-wai
Starring
Faye Wong, Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Brigitte Lin
Music
Michael Galasso, Frankie Chan
Cinematography
Christopher Doyle, Andrew Lau
Runtime
102 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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