As Tears Go By (1988)

Original title

旺角卡門

Directed by

Wong Kar-wai

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, romance film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

16

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 377 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small-time triad member tries to protect his reckless friend from getting into deeper trouble with gangsters. He also navigates his feelings for a woman he cares about.

tensemelancholicatmosphericsuspensefulvisually stylishemotionalgrittyromantic

What happens

As Tears Go By is a 1988 Hong Kong action crime drama film starring Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung and Jacky Cheung. The film was the directorial debut of Wong Kar-Wai, and was inspired by Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets. It also marked the first collaboration of Cheung with Kar-Wai. The central plot revolves around a small-time triad member trying to keep his friend out of trouble. The film was screened at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, during International Critics' Week. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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