Familiarity with recent history and current events helps to consider socio-political context. Since 1984, when the U.K. agreed to return the island to China on 12/31/96, the media has reported the...
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Familiarity with recent history and current events helps to consider socio-political context. Since 1984, when the U.K. agreed to return the island to China on 12/31/96, the media has reported the...
Wong Kar-wai films, particularly the ones you mention, gain added heft and resonance when you consider the socio-political context in which they were made. The narratives provide a canvas for...
In my opinion, Wong Kar-Wai, along with Stanley Kwan and Hou Hsiao-Hsien, are gaining the kind of worldwide recognition enjoyed by the french New Wave directors in the 60s and 70s. At least I hope...