Spring Light Pictures Wong Kar-wai (China Film Century Classics Series · Director Series)

Author: Jiang Xin
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Wong Kar-wai, the Hong Kong director, is now a unique flag in the Hong Kong and even Asian film industry. This book takes his successful films "Ashes of Time," "Chungking Express," "Happy Together," "In the Mood for Love," etc., as the main thread, deconstructing the unique perspective of Wong Kar-wai's films. He explores his views on life's drifting and searching, rejection and escape, showcasing his highly modern concept of time and space. 2046 is the future of the future, like a movie that's been announced to be filmed before it's even written, no one knows what will happen, and no one knows if it's a distant time or a twisted point on a calendar, a blurry line on a perpetual calendar, or just a half-coordinate on a map. If it's time, I never expected to live to 2046. By my estimation, the world will end in 10 years. If it's space, I also never expected to arrive in 2046. It's like a virtual reality, paradoxical to the point of imagination. This book will tell you what's popular in 2046.
"Everyone goes through this stage, seeing a mountain and wondering what's behind it. I want to tell him that after crossing the mountain, you might find nothing special, and looking back, it might be better."
"You know the more you try to remember if you've forgotten something, the clearer you remember it. I once heard someone say that when you can no longer possess something, the only thing you can do is remind yourself not to forget." — Wong Kar-wai
Numerous diverse forms achieve harmony and unity, like a magic trick. This style blends Hollywood's commercialization with the meticulous perfection of intellectuals, leaving one speechless. Based on the personal creativity of the stars, several different elements come together to form a whole. — From L’Humanite (Jean-Pierre Léonardini)
Before us is a great creator. His camera captures a dance, and his aesthetic genius makes people's emotions flow naturally. — From Le Monde (Jean-Luc Dantin)
Beautiful yet cold visuals are dizzying. Wong Kar-wai shows us his personal creative realm, brilliant and irresistible in charm. — From Zurban (Valdo Riedke)