Underplayed Gems

Days of Being Wild (1990)

Days of Being Wild poster
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
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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.

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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)

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