I am lucky to have friends whose media recommendations I can always trust… I had never seen a Wong Kar Wai film before “Internet Poster Person/Stringer Bell” introduced me at BAM and it was quite an experience. Happy Together tells the story of the dissolving gay relationship of two Hong Kong expatriates living in Buenos Aires; it is chaotic and disorienting in the same mostly great way that foreign travel is and the cinematography captures it perfectly, using different speeds and color techniques to make it one of the most visually remarkable movies I’ve ever seen. There is a beautiful birds eye view of Iguazu Falls that appears twice in the film, each time simply a few minutes of the stunning visual with gorgeous and sensual music. It does not develop the plot in any way, yet serves a greater purpose of establishing mood and emotion. It is a unique and beautiful style and I have already added Chungking Express to our Netflix queue, continuing my new quest to familiarize myself with this artist’s work.
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Chungking Express, Days of Being Wild, In the Mood for Love and 2046 are all pure awesomeness. Let me know and you can borrow ’em anytime. I think I’ll go watch 2046 right now, in fact.