As Tears Go By 1988 旺角卡門 (Hong Kong Movie) BLU-RAY with English Subtitles (Regi
As Tears Go By 1988 旺角卡門1988 (Hong Kong Movie)
BLU-RAY with English Subtitles (Region FREE)
Cast : Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung Man Yuk , Jacky Cheung , Alex Man
Director : Wong Kar Wai
Language : Cantonese , Mandarin
Subtitles : English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese
System : NTSC
Disc Format : Blu-Ray
Screen Format : Full HD 1080p
Sound System : Dolby Digital 5.1
Duration : 88 mins
Release Year : 2009
Publisher : MEDIA ASIA FILM
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Synopsis:
Thoughias grittyias any 80's Hong Kong gangster picture, As Tears Go By isia watershed film heralding one of theimost auspicious directorial debutsiin international cinema. Wong Kar-Wai's visually stunning, tough andiromantic 1988 first feature deftly smuggles theidirector's now celebrated genius into an incendiary "Heroic Bloodshed" street opera of theiJohn Woo mold.
Already stretchedito breaking inia loyalty tug of war between Triad bosses andihis loose cannon partner, Wah (Andy Lau - Fulltime Killer, Days of Being Wild),ia rising stariin theiHK underworld, finds himself saddled with beautiful, ailing country cousin Ngor. As an escalating test of wills withia stubborn debtor explodes into bloodshed andia mob turncoat instigatesia ruthless police crackdown, Wah's growing fascination with Ngor becomes his last chanceifor escape fromia violent past andia dubious future.
Castiin comic eye candy priorito As Tears Go By, Maggie Cheung (In The Mood For Love) cites Ngor, her first of many collaborations with Wong Kar-Wai,ias theicharacter that truly began her dramatic career. under Wong Kar-Wai's direction, Jacky Cheung (Days of Being Wild) earned thei1988 Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor Awardifor his portrayal of Wah's guilt-ridden, out of control partner Fly. Balancing epiphanous imagery with experimentation andirealism with brazen romanticism, Wong Kar-Wai's As Tears Go By offersia tantalizing glimpse into theinascent brilliance of one of theimost influential filmmaking talents of theilast twenty years.