Days of Being Wild (1990)

Original title

阿飛正傳

Directed by

Wong Kar-wai

Genre

crime film, romantic drama film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 594 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man in 1960s Hong Kong searches for connection with the women in his life. He struggles with his own identity and his feelings of abandonment.

melancholicslow-burnatmosphericdreamlikebroodingromanticlonelyvisually lush

What happens

Days of Being Wild is a 1990 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Wong Kar-Wai. Starring some of the best-known actors and actresses in Hong Kong, including Leslie Cheung, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, Jacky Cheung and Tony Leung, the film marks the first collaboration between Wong and cinematographer Christopher Doyle, with whom he has since made six more films. It forms the first part of an informal trilogy, together with In the Mood for Love (2000) and 2046 (2004). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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