[FILM NEWS] CINEMA NOVA Pays Tribute To WONG KAR WAI
| Love is in the air at Cinema Nova. From May-June, Cinema Nova presents ‘In The Mood For Wong Kar Wai’, a limited program returning the internationally renowned auteur’s most celebrated feature films to the cinema screen in impeccable new restorations. |
| The films of Wong Kar Wai have been celebrated all over the world for their unique style, poetic moods, narrative and stylistic daring, and potent themes. With his lush and sensual visuals, pitch-perfect soundtracks, and soulful romanticism, Wong Kar Wai has established himself as one of the defining auteurs of contemporary cinema, inspiring countless films – including recent Best Picture winner EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. Embrace the passion and the heartbreak in these impeccable new restorations of WKW classics, all undertaken from the 35mm original camera negative held by the Criterion Collection and supervised and approved by Wong Kar Wai himself. Discover his legacy anew from May-June at Cinema Nova. CHUNGKING EXPRESS (From May 25) 1994 • Cantonese with English subtitlesThe whiplash, double-pronged CHUNGKING EXPRESS is one of the defining works of 90s cinema, and the film that made Wong Kar Wai an instant icon. Anything goes in Wong’s gloriously shot and utterly unexpected charmer of a pair of heartsick Hong Kong cops. FALLEN ANGELS (From June 1) 1995 • Cantonese with English subtitles Lost souls reach out for connection amid a glimmering Hong Kong in Wong Kar Wai’s hallucinatory, neon-soaked nocturne. FALLEN ANGELS plays like the moody flip side of CHUNGKING EXPRESS as it charts the interlacing fates of a handful of urban loners. HAPPY TOGETHER (From June 8) 1997 • Cantonese, Mandarin, and Spanish with English subtitles Wong Kar Wai’s emotionally raw HAPPY TOGETHER is a stylised portrait of a relationship locked in a turbulent cycle of infatuation and jealousy. Wong crafts a feverish look at the life cycle of a love affair that is as devastating as it is deliriously romantic. IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (From June 15) 2000 • Cantonese and Shanghainese with English subtitles Hong Kong, 1962: Two neighbours make a discovery about their spouses that forges an intimate bond between them. At once delicately mannered and visually extravagant, Wong Kar Wai’s IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments. |