“ As Tears Go By” Will Screen at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival In the streets of Hong Kong, two brothers, Wah ( Andy Lau) and FlyĬhungking Express is a film directed by Wong Kar-wai – one of the leading figures in the Hong Kong movie sphere. The movie proved to be a formidable commercial success too, and remained Wong Kar-wai’s most lucrative feature until it was overtaken by “ The Grandmaster”. Starting with one of his first directorial efforts, the 1988 action-drama “ As Tears Go By”, you notice the way the filmmaker weaved together a story of two brothers, about betrayal, loyalty and growing up, while also maintaining a unique audiovisual approach, influenced by the works of film noir as well as the diversity of Hong Kong and its citizens. When it comes to Hong Kong cinema, there is very little question about the international significance of the works, which, besides being artistic accomplishment, made worldwide audiences notice the level of quality within the cinematic landscape of the director’s home country. Fallen Angels is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival The story revolves around three main characters.įilm Review: As Tears Go By (1988) by Wong Kar-wai In the end, “ Fallen Angels” explores some of the same themes as the director’s 1994 feature, for example the image of the city as a maze of obsessions, while also dealing with the darker side of extreme emotions, leading to isolation and rejection, thus adding another layer to his view on the dichotomy of man and metropolis. However, Wong Kar-wai decided to go in a different direction, resulting in the decision to make this a stand-alone feature, which, nevertheless, is in many ways, story-wise and aesthetically, connected to “ Chungking Express”. For those who have watched Wong Kar-wai’s 1994 feature “ Chungking Express” his following feature “ Fallen Angels” is at times considered something like an addition to the prior story, especially since the director himself has stated he wanted to include it as the third segment in “ Chungking Express”.
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