Chungking Express (1994)

A brief reflection on Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express.

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Behold! I’m running my first lap around a new track: a 500-words-or-less film review format. What can I accomplish within tighter constraints? This will be give me practice in saying more with less — good exercise for any writer.


For this third viewing, I watched the Criterion Collection edition. These comments contain some spoiler-ish plot points.


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