• Wong Kar-Wai: Shades of Melancholy

    • Video Essay
April 2018

Wong Kar-Wai is a director that often seems to be more legend than man. He hides his eyes behind dark sunglasses. He writes his scenes on the day of their filming, which usually leads to multi-year shooting schedules. The critics adore him, but audiences are often perplexed by his ambiguous plot lines.

There definitely is a lot of myth-making when it comes to Wong Kar-Wai, but is there anything more behind the legend?

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