Wangjiao kamen /
旺角卡門 /
Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly.
| Other Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Language Notes: | Cantonese dialogue; optional English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[New York, N.Y.] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2021]
|
| Edition: | Blu-ray edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection.
|
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly. Set amid Hong Kong's ruthless, neon-lit gangland underworld, this operatic saga of ambition, honor, and revenge stars Andy Lau as a small-time mob enforcer who finds himself torn between a burgeoning romance with his ailing cousin (Maggie Cheung) and his loyalty to his loose-cannon partner in crime (Jacky Cheung), whose reckless attempts to make a name for himself unleash a spiral of violence. Wong Kar Wai's scintillating debut feature is a kinetic, hypercool crime thriller graced with flashes of the impressionistic, daydream visual style for which he would become renowned. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Title and credits from screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. Issued in a Blu-ray special edition collector's set entitled World of Wong Kar Wai (WKW). Special features include alternate endings and trailer. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (75 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm) |
| Format: | Blu-ray; region A; 16:9 wide screen presentation; LPCM 1.0. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematographer, Andrew Lau. |
| ISBN: | 9781681438092 1681438097 |