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Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong filmmaker. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography with bold, saturated colours. An auteur of Hong Kong cinema, Wong frequently appears at international film festivals.
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entertainment · Hong Kong filmmaker (born 1958) · film director · screenwriter · film producer · also Wong Kar-wai, Kar Wai Wong, Wong Kar-Wai, Jia Wei Wang, Kar-Wai Wong, Wang Gu Wei
Born 17 July 1958 · Q55431
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Public attention spiked: 4,992 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.3× the usual 1,165, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Restored revision 1364573662 by GiantSnowman (talk): Shanghai is in PRC, not ROC
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Awarded Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong (2022).
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The Guardian: Streaming: the world of Wong Kar-wai at the ICA
Wong announced the 4K restoration of his entire filmography, which was released in 2021 in celebration of the 20th anniversary of In the Mood for Love
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Awarded honorary doctor of Harvard University (2018).
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Was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree by Harvard University
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Awarded Lumière Award, Lyon Festival of cinema (2017).
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The Guardian: Wong Kar-Wai to return with Gucci murder movie
The Guardian: Wong Kar-wai gets his own online Chinese series
Was announced as taking over an upcoming film about the murder of Maurizio Gucci from Ridley Scott, but in October 2017 he said he was no longer involved in the project
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Variety named him an icon of arthouse cinema
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The Guardian: The Grandmaster – Wong Kar-wai pulls his punches
Awarded Asian Film Award for Best Director for The Grandmaster (2014).
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Wong told The Independent, "To be honest with you, I feel I'm only halfway done
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“To be honest with you, I feel I”
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The Guardian: Wong Kar-wai's The Grandmaster picked as Hong Kong's Oscar entry
Awarded Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (2013).
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Said: "It is always good to work with a very regular group of people because we know how high we can fly and what are the parameters, and it becomes very enjoyable
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Was bestowed with the title of a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the highest order, by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
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Wong signed a petition in support of director Roman Polanski after his arrest in relation to his 1977 sexual abuse charges while traveling to a film festival, which the petition argued would undermine the tradition of fi
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Wong reworked the film and rereleased it as Ashes of Time Redux
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On location in Manhattan, Memphis, Las Vegas, and Ely, Nevada
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Wong accepted the National Order of the Legion of Honour: Knight (Lowest Degree) from the French government
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Awarded European Film Award for Best Non-European Film for 2046 (2004).
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Voters for the British Film Institute named him the third-greatest director of the previous quarter-century
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Awarded César Award for Best Foreign Film for In the Mood for Love (2001).
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Awarded European Film Award for Best Non-European Film for In the Mood for Love (2000).
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But he did not commit to it until completing My Blueberry Nights
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Awarded Cannes Best Director Award for Happy Together (1997).
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Chen gave birth to their son in Hong Kong
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Began experimenting with several different narrative structures to weave what he called "a very complex tapestry"
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Won Golden Horse Award for Best Director for Days of Being Wild (1991).
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Wong married Chen in Hong Kong, after which she became his producer and production partner
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Wong met TVB program producer Esther Chen at a bar
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But dropped out of college after being accepted to a training course with the TVB television network, where he learned the processes of media production
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And discover that their spouses are having an affair; over the next four years they develop a strong attraction
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Born 1958-07-17.
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