WKW: The Cinema of Wong Kar Wai

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Wong Kar Wai
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Hardback
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Rizzoli International Publications
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15/06/2015
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9780847846177
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Books > Entertainment > Film, TV & radio > Films & cinema > Individual film directors & film-makers
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Wong Kar Wai|Hardback|Rizzoli International Publications|15/06/2015
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9780847846177
Book Description: 
Wong Kar Wai is known for his romantic and stylish films that explore-in saturated, cinematic scenes-themes of love, longing, and the burden of memory. His style reveals a fascination with mood and texture, and a sense of place figures prominently. In this volume, the first on his entire body of work, Wong Kar Wai and writer John Powers explore Wong's complete oeuvre in the locations of some of his most famous scenes. The book is structured as six conversations between Powers and Wong (each in a different locale), including the restaurant where he shot In the Mood for Love and the snack bar where he shot Chungking Express. Discussing each of Wong's eleven films, the conversations also explore Wong's trademark themes of time, nostalgia, and beauty, and their roots in his personal life. This first book by Wong Kar Wai, lavishly illustrated with more than 250 photographs and film stills and featuring an opening critical essay by Powers, is as evocative as walking into one of Wong's lush films.

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