Dirty Movie Club: Chungking Express

[Dave]

Movie
Chung hing sam lam (aka Chungking Express)
Director: Kar Wai Wong
Year: 1994
Country: Hong Kong

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Synopsis (taken from Netflix)
Hong Kong director Kar Wai Wong i established a unique style with this cerebral film that tells two somewhat similar but unrelated stories about loneliness and disconnection in the big city. In the first story, a policeman pines after his former girlfriend and gives himself 30 days to find another woman; in the second story, another policeman catches the eye of an attractive waitress, who's intent on completely rearranging his life.

Why I chose it
I haven't actually seen this film yet (that's not a requirement is it?). Anyways, In the mood for love by the same director is one of my favourite films. When I first watched it I was blown away, it's one of those movies which makes you appreciate cinema as a absolute art form, not just entertainment. I've read nothing but good things about Chunking Express since then, but never got round to watching it, so I thought I'd use this opportunity to force myself (and hopefully others) to do so.

Dave