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Chungking Express

Chungking Express

Mar 08, 1996
DVD
Suitable for 15 years and over
5021866278308
Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Romance
Hong Kong | Japanese | Color | 01:40

Chungking Express tells two stories loosely connected by a Hong Kong snack bar. In one, a cop who's been recently dumped by his girlfriend becomes obsessed with the expiry dates on cans of pineapple; he's constantly distracted as he tries to track down a drug dealer in a blonde wig (played by Brigitte Lin, best known from Swordsman II and The Bride with White Hair). Meanwhile, another cop who's recently been dumped by his girlfriend (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, from John Woo's Hard-Boiled and A Bullet in the Head) mopes around his apartment, talking to his sponge and other domestic objects. He catches the eye of a shop girl (Hong Kong pop star Faye Wang) who secretly breaks in and cleans his apartment. If you're beginning to suspect that neither of these stories has a conventional plot, you're correct. What Chungking Express does have is loads of energy and a gorgeous visual style that never gets in the way of engaging with the charming characters. The film was shot on the fly by hip director Wong Kar-Wai (Happy Together, Ashes of Time), using only available lighting and found locations. The movie's loose, improvisational feel is closer to Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless than any recent film--and that's high praise. Quirky, funny, and extremely engaging, Chungking Express manages to be experimental and completely accessible at the same time. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com


Cast View all

Brigitte Lin Woman in Blonde Wig
Tony Leung Chiu Wai Cop 663
Faye Wong Faye
Takeshi Kaneshiro He Zhiwu / Cop 223
Valerie Chow Air Hostess
Chen Jinquan Manager of 'Midnight Express'
Lee-na Kwan Richard
Zhiming Huang Man
Liang Zhen The 2nd May
Songshen Zuo Man
Thom Baker Drug Dealer
Rico Chu Man
Vickie Eng Barmaid
Lynne Langdon Complaining Customer

Trailer

Edition details

Nr Discs 1
Subtitles English
Layers Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date Jun 28, 2004
Regions Region 2