Days of Being Wild

Hong Kong 1991, 94 minutes
Dir. Wong Kar-Wai
In Cantonese with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Romance

Topics: Period 1960s, Rites-of-passage, Arthouse.

Feat. Leslie Cheung

Aroview: An excellent example of the other side of Hong Kong movie-making. Set in 1960, Leslie Cheung plays a disillusioned, spoiled youth who desperately seeks the identity of his birth mother. The narrative might be vague, but the cinematography and ambitious direction simply force one to sit up and take notice.

NZ International Film Festival 1992