Stars: Bridget Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Faye Wong, Valerie Chow

Director: Wong Kar-Wai

Summary: Two stories which revolve around cops, drugs and dreamers. In the first a cop meets a woman in a late night bar, not realising that she's a heroin smuggler. In the second a broken-hearted cop in a fast-food joint fails to realise that the counter girl has a crush on him. Cantonese and Mandarin dialogue with subtitles.

Acclaimed Hong Kong New Wave director Wong Kar-Wai presents a kinetic, offbeat look at his city in these two stories. The first concerns a young woman (Brigitte Lin) who has been double-crossed in a heroin deal and her budding romance with a lovelorn cop (Takeshi Kaneshiro). The second deals with another police officer (Tony Leung) whose air-hostess girlfriend has left him and the shy young waitress (Faye Wong) who lets herself into his flat and cleans for him without his knowledge. Featuring lively, stunning photography from Kar-Wai regular Christopher Doyle and the Mamas & the Papa's "California Dreaming," as part of the poppy soundtrack, this is a dazzling cult favourite.

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Chungking Expresstells two stories loosely connected by a Hong Kong snack bar. In one, a cop who's been recently dumped by his girlfriend becomes obsessed with the expiry dates on cans of pineapple; he's constantly distracted as he tries to track down a drug dealer in a blonde wig (played by Brigitte Lin, best known from Swordsman IIand The Bride with White Hair). Meanwhile, another cop who's recently been dumped by his girlfriend (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, from John Woo's Hard-Boiledand A Bullet in the Head) mopes around his apartment, talking to his sponge and other domestic objects. He catches the eye of a shop girl (Hong Kong pop star Faye Wang) who secretly breaks in and cleans his apartment. If you're beginning to suspect that neither of these stories has a conventional plot, you're correct. What Chungking Expressdoes have is loads of energy and a gorgeous visual style that never gets in the way of engaging with the charming characters. The film was shot on the fly by hip director Wong Kar-Wai (Happy Together, Ashes of Time), using only available lighting and found locations. The movie's loose, improvisational feel is closer to Jean-Luc Godard's Breathlessthan any recent film--and that's high praise. Quirky, funny, and extremely engaging, Chungking Expressmanages to be experimental and completely accessible at the same time. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	Wide Screen
Main Language:	Cantonese, Mandarin
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Filmographies
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1995
Release Date:	June 28, 2004
Runtime:	100 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	A R T 278 D V D
Keywords:	Action, King, Subtitled, General, Express, Adventure, Remastered, Korean, Mandarin, Chung, Cantonese, Chungking
Genre:	Action/Adventure