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Chungking Express

Chungking Express

If my memory of her has an expiration date, let it be 10,000 years...

1994·Directed by Wong Kar-wai·4.3·1h 43m
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DramaComedyRomanceHong Kong

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents.

Recommended by 3 People

“I could watch the work of Wong Kar-wai (and the brilliant cinematographer Christopher Doyle) all day long. I don't have to understand what's going on…I don't care. Beautiful people, photographed beautifully. His films are the best, most romantic out there.”

Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain

Host, Writer

“It's so good—so subtle, truthful, and simple. This movie allows you to just look at human beings as human beings for a second.”

Steven Yeun
Steven Yeun

Actor

“Without any hesitation, he cited Wong Kar-wai's 1994 masterpiece Chungking Express as the film that showed him the magic of cinema.”

Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins

Director, Writer

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