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- Jose Cortez7 de diciembre de 2025The film is a gorgeous, humid fever dream where every frame captures the deep ache of near-misses and silent longing. The stars of the 2nd story easily steal the show: Faye Wong's chaotic brilliance and Tony Leung's quiet intensity are phenomenal. It’s less a story and more an intoxicating feeling, driven by a perfect, looping soundtrack. The song California Dreamin' is quiet simply ethereal. This is director Wong Kar-wai at his best: the embodiment of heartbreak as pure, neon-soaked poetry.
- LivewireAdmin6 de diciembre de 2025Wong Kar-wai turns heartache into poetry, and seeing this for the first time felt like discovering a new corner of cinema I didn’t know I’d been missing. Every frame feels like a lovesick memory—humid, neon-lit, and alive with the ache of people who barely brush against one another yet feel everything. Faye Wong’s free-spirited chaos, Tony Leung’s quiet longing, the music looping like a heartbeat… it all folds together into a feeling more than a story. Instant crush on Faye Wong lol and an instant Wong Kar-wai fan; I can’t wait to dive into the rest of his catalog. Faye’s version of “Dreams” is gonna be stuck in my head for weeks, I can’t believe this was her first major role! Gonna need to watch this one again soon. A beautiful reminder that cinema can be both feather-light and devastating all at once.
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Chungking Express was released on 14 de julio de 1994.
Chungking Express was directed by Wong Kar-Wai.
Chungking Express has a runtime of 1h 43min.
Chungking Express was produced by Yi-kan Chan, Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai.
Dos historias de amor independientes que se desarrollan en el popular barrio turístico de Tsimhatsui, en Hong Kong. La primera describe el fugaz encuentro entre un joven policía en plena crisis amorosa y una misteriosa mujer fatal traficante de drogas. La segunda se centra en el singular romance entre un solitario y sencillo agente de policia y la joven camarera del pobre bar donde aquél suele comer.
The key characters in Chungking Express are Woman in Blonde Wig (Brigitte Lin), He Zhiwu / Cop 223 (Takeshi Kaneshiro), Cop 663 (Tony Leung Chiu-wai).
Chungking Express is rated 12.
Chungking Express is a Drama, Comedia, Romance film.
Chungking Express has an audience rating of 9.3 out of 10.
Chungking Express had a budget of 160 mil US$.
Chungking Express has made 3,3 MUS$ at the box office.