Licensor
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Directed by: Wong Kar-wai
The whiplash, double-pronged Chungking Express is one of the defining works of nineties cinema and the film that made Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai an instant icon. Two heartsick Hong Kong cops (Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung), both jilted by ex-lovers, cross paths at the Midnight Express take-out restaurant stand, where the ethereal pixie waitress Faye (Faye Wong) works. Anything goes in Wong’s gloriously shot and utterly unexpected charmer, which cemented the sex appeal of its gorgeous stars and forever turned canned pineapple and the Mamas and the Papas’ “California Dreamin’” into tokens of romantic longing.
Technical Specifications
Format: DVD
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1 (Anamorphic)
Audio:
Cantonese 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround
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English
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1
Discs:
1 Disc |
DVD-9
Supplements
- Audio commentary by noted Asian cinema critic Tony Rayns
- U.S. theatrical trailer
- Episode excerpt from the BBC Television series Moving Pictures, featuring Wong Kar-wai and cinematographer Christopher Doyle
- A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Amy Taubin
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Release Credits
Producer: Curtis Tsui
Artwork: Lucien S. Y. Yang
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