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Wong Kar-wai

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Hong Kong film director born 1958, known for a visually stylized, elliptical approach to romance and memory. His 2000 film In the Mood for Love, starring Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, is widely regarded as one of the defining works of Hong Kong cinema and of world cinema at the turn of the century.

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1. Wong Kar-wai (Wikipedia)
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Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography with bold, saturated colours. An auteur of Hong Kong cinema, Wong frequently
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Chungking Express (Wikipedia)
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Chungking Express is a 1994 Hong Kong film, written and directed by Wong Kar-wai.
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