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Narrative Symmetry in CHUNGKING EXPRESS

Narrative Symmetry in CHUNGKING EXPRESS

2 Episodes

Observations on Film Art No. 17

David Bordwell unpacks Wong Kar-wai’s intricate approach to double-pronged storytelling in one of the defining works of nineties cinema.

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Narrative Symmetry in CHUNGKING EXPRESS

2 Episodes

  • Narrative Symmetry in CHUNGKING EXPRESS
    11:53
    Narrative Symmetry in CHUNGKING EXPRESS
    Episode 1

    Narrative Symmetry in CHUNGKING EXPRESS

    Episode 1

    David Bordwell unpacks Wong Kar-wai’s intricate approach to double-pronged storytelling in one of the defining works of nineties cinema.

  • Chungking Express
    1:42:57
    Chungking Express
    Episode 2

    Chungking Express

    Episode 2

    Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 1994 • Hong Kong
    Starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Faye Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro

    The whiplash, double-pronged CHUNGKING EXPRESS is one of the defining works of 1990s cinema and the film that made Wong Kar Wai an instant icon. Two heartsick Hong Kong cops (Takeshi Kaneshiro ...

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