Four carefree lovers in Hong Kong enjoy their youth while danger looms on the edges.
Direction
Patrick Tam's visual poetry launched Wong Kar-wai's entire aesthetic.
Cinematography
Neon-drenched Hong Kong streets that breathe and suffocate.
Acting
Leslie Cheung's magnetic vulnerability before he became a legend.
Director
Patrick Tam Kar-Ming
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film launched the Hong Kong New Wave and directly inspired Wong Kar-wai, who was Tam's assistant director here. The DNA of In the Mood for Love is all over this.
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