ADDITION: Criterion (2021) - Region 'A' - Blu-ray (January 2021): "Chungking Express" is another coveted title in Criterion's upcoming World of Wong Kar Wai Blu-ray set with Criterion's out-of-print 2008 Blu-ray fetching high prices for years. As the first release of Chungking Express to utilize 5.1 surround sound, Criterion’s disc further emphasizes Wong’s brilliant use of music as a symbol of romantic desire. 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. This 4K digital restoration was undertaken from the 35mm original camera negative by the Criterion Collection in collaboration with L’Immagine Ritrovata and Jet Tone. CHUNGKING EXPRESS established Wong’s reputation as a major auteur, the most glamorous and enigmatic since Godard. In the latest episode of Observations on Film Art, now streaming on the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck, scholar David Bordwell isolates the recurring motifs in Chungking Express, illustrating how the director uses small details to unite two sections that never intersect on a narrative level. Free shipping for many products! In the latest episode of Observations on Film Art, now streaming on the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck, scholar David Bordwell isolates the recurring motifs in Chungking Express, illustrating how the director uses small details to unite two sections that never intersect on a narrative level. 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. Wong Kar Wai’s “Chungking Express,” “In the Mood for Love,” “Happy Together,” and “Fallen Angels” are all streaming on the Criterion Channel. The whiplash, double-pronged One of the two Criterion-added features for the Chungking Express disc is a twelve-minute segment from the BBC television series Moving Pictures. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Chungking Express (Blu-ray Disc, 2008, Criterion Collection) at the best online prices at eBay!
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. Disappointingly slight for a Criterion release. It also marked a turning point in his work, a shift in direction that is actually signaled within the film, when the desultory underworld revenge narrative fades away and is replaced by a love story as simple as it is delirious.” Shot in 1996, it was released in anticipation of the British premiere of Fallen Angels and fittingly focuses on both it and Chungking Express. Comments: NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were obtained directly from the Blu-ray disc.. Extras. It was supervised and approved by Wong Kar Wai. Directed by Wong Kar-wai • 1994 • Hong Kong.