Silver Wai-ming Lee & Micky Lee 
Wong Kar-wai 
Interviews

Fans and critics alike perceive Wong Kar-wai (b. 1958) as an enigma. His dark glasses, his nonlinear narrations, and his high expectations for actors all contribute to an assumption that he only makes art for a few high-brow critics. However, Wong’s interviews show this Hong Kong auteur is candid about the art of filmmaking, even surprising his interlocutors by suggesting his films are commercial and made for a popular audience.


Wong’s achievements nevertheless feel like art-house cinema. His third film,
Chungking Express, introduced him to a global audience captivated by the quick and quirky editing style. His Cannes award-winning films
Happy Together and
In the Mood for Love confirmed an audience beyond the greater Chinese market. His latest film,
The Grandmaster, depicts the life of a kung fu master by breaking away from the martial arts genre. In each of these films, Wong Kar-wai’s signature style—experimental, emotive, character-driven, and timeless—remains apparent throughout.


This volume includes interviews that appear in English for the first time, including some that appeared in Hong Kong magazines now out of print. The interviews cover every feature film from Wong’s debut
As Tears Go By to his 2013
The Grandmaster.

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Micky Lee is associate professor of media studies at Suffolk University, Boston. A Hong Kong native, she is author of Free Information? The Case against Google and coauthor of Understanding the Business of Global Media in the Digital Age.