Wong Kar-Wai
By: Stephen Teo
Series: World directors series
Publisher: BFI Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: Wong, Kar-wai, -- 1958- -- Criticism and interpretation; Motion picture producers and directors -- China -- Hong Kong
Description: This, the first book-length study of Hong Kong cult director Wong Kar-wai, provides an overview of his career and in-depth analyses of his seven feature films to date. The study also takes an intriguing look at Wong's commercials for the likes of Motorola, BMW, and Lacoste and at his music video for DJ Shadow. Stephen Teo probes Wong's cinematic and literary influences--from Martin Scorsese and Alfred Hitchcock to Manuel Puig and Haruki Murakami--yet shows how Wong transcends them all. This comprehensive and thoroughly accessible study confirms Wong's position as the star of the Hong Kong-global nexus and as a postmodern exemplar of world cinema.--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-180), filmography (p. [181]-183), and index