Wong Kar-wai
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Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong filmmaker renowned for his visually lush, emotionally resonant films that explore memory, longing, and urban alienation, such as "Chungking Express" and "In the Mood for Love."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wong Kar-wai canonical | 16 |
| Kar-Wai Wong | 1 |
| 王家衛 | 1 |
Statements (80)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hong Kong person
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Hong Kong cinema
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international cinema ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)
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surface form:
Best Director at Cannes Film Festival
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| awardReceivedFor | Happy Together ⓘ |
| birthName | Wong Kar-wai self-link ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1958-07-17 ⓘ |
| directed |
2046
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As Tears Go By ⓘ Ashes of Time ⓘ Chungking Express ⓘ Days of Being Wild ⓘ Fallen Angels ⓘ Happy Together ⓘ In the Mood for Love ⓘ My Blueberry Nights ⓘ The Grandmaster ⓘ |
| education | Hong Kong Polytechnic (graphic design) ⓘ |
| festivalAward | Cannes Film Festival Best Director 1997 ⓘ |
| genre |
art-house cinema
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crime drama ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Chan Yi-kan
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surface form:
Wong Yi-man
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| influenced |
contemporary Asian cinema
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international art-house filmmakers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French New Wave
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surface form:
French New Wave cinema
Hong Kong popular culture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
2046
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Ashes of Time ⓘ Chungking Express ⓘ Days of Being Wild ⓘ Fallen Angels ⓘ Happy Together ⓘ In the Mood for Love (film score) ⓘ
surface form:
In the Mood for Love
The Grandmaster ⓘ exploration of memory and longing ⓘ use of urban settings and alienation themes ⓘ visually lush filmmaking style ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Cantonese
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English ⓘ Mandarin ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Hong Kong under British rule
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surface form:
British Hong Kong
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| movedToDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| name | Wong Kar-wai self-link ⓘ |
| nationality |
Hong Kong, China
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surface form:
Hong Kong
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| nativeName |
Wong Kar-wai
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
王家衛
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| notableCollaboration |
Brigitte Lin
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Christopher Doyle ⓘ Leslie Cheung ⓘ Maggie Cheung ⓘ Tony Leung Chiu-wai ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Shanghai
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surface form:
Shanghai, China
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| residence |
Hong Kong, China
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surface form:
Hong Kong
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| spouse | Chan Yi-kan ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
elliptical storytelling
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expressive use of color ⓘ focus on romantic longing ⓘ fragmented narrative structure ⓘ slow motion cinematography ⓘ use of popular music and pop songs ⓘ voice-over narration ⓘ |
| theme |
longing
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memory ⓘ time and temporality ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| workedAs | television screenwriter ⓘ |
| wroteScreenplayFor |
2046
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As Tears Go By ⓘ Chungking Express ⓘ Days of Being Wild ⓘ Fallen Angels ⓘ Happy Together ⓘ In the Mood for Love ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kar-Wai Wong
this entity surface form:
王家衛