Wong Kar-wai: Auteur of Time (Bfi World Directors)

"This study of Hong Kong cult director Wong Kar-wai provides an overview of his career and in-depth analysis of his seven feature films to date. Teo probes Wong's cinematic and literary influences - from Martin Scorsese to Haruki Murakami - yet shows how Wong transcends them all."--Bloomsbury Publishing 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.--amazon.com. In Mainstream Gear : As Tears Go By -- Wong's Heartbreak Tango : Days Of Being Wild -- Space-time Tango : Chungking Express -- Wong's Biographical Histories Of Knights Errant : Ashes Of Time -- Pathos Angelical : Fallen Angels -- Wong's Buenos Aires Affair : Happy Together -- Betrayed By Maggie Cheung : In The Mood For Love -- Wong's Time Odyssey : 2046. Stephen Teo. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [177]-180), Filmography (p. [181]-183), And Index. This is the first book-length study of Hong Kong cult director Wong Kar-wai, providing an overview of his career and in-depth analyses of all of his eight feature films to date including 2046 (as well as his commercials for the likes of Motorola, BMW and Lacoste, and music video for DJ Shadow). The book probes into Wong's cinematic and literary influences, from Martin Scorsese to Alfred Hitchcock, from Manuel Puig to Haruki Murakami, and examines how Wong transcends them all. Indeed, the theme of the book is Wong as a transcendent filmmaker a director who transcends the limitations of his native Hong Kong cinema and who easily transcends borders to reach a global audience. Wong's position as the star of the Hong Kong-global nexus and postmodern exemplar of world cinema is reaffirmed in a comprehensive, well-researched, and thoroughly accessible tome, part of the BFI's ' World Directors' series

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.

Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Author’s Note and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. In Mainstream Gear: As Tears Go By 3. Wong’s Heartbreak Tango: Days of Being Wild 4. Space–Time Tango: Chungking Express 5. Wong’s Biographical Histories of Knights Errant: Ashes of Time 6. Pathos Angelical: Fallen Angels 7. Wong’s Buenos Aires Affair: Happy Together 8. Betrayed by Maggie Cheung: In the Mood for Love 9. Wong’s Time Odyssey: 2046 10. Mini-Projects and Conclusion Notes Bibliography Filmography Index