Film & Stage
Distinguished
Wong Kar-wai
born 1958
Director of In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the China Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
The Hong Kong director whose moody, stylish films such as Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love are among the most admired in world cinema.
Wong Kar-wai's films, often shot by Christopher Doyle, are known for their fragmented stories, rich colour and themes of longing and memory. He won the best director prize at Cannes for Happy Together in 1997.
In the Mood for Love regularly appears in critics' lists of the greatest films ever made.
In the Mood for Love regularly appears in critics' lists of the greatest films ever made.
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