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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AwardCannes Film Festival Award for Best Director 1 Connections
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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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Wong consolidated his reputation with the 1997 drama Happy Together, for which he won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Chungking Express is a 1994 Hong Kong film, written and directed by Wong Kar-wai.
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