Chungking Express
Wong Kar-Wai's movie about two love-struck cops is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion and color. The first half deals with Cop 223, who has broken up with his girlfriend of five years. He purchases a tin of pineapples with an expiration date of May 1 each day for a month. By the end of that time, he feels that he will either be rejoined with his love or that it too will have expired forever. The second half shows Cop 663 dealing with his breakup with his flight attendant girlfriend. He talks to his apartment furnishings until he meets a new girl at a local lunch counter.
PG-13
HD
Comedy, Drama, Romance
1994
102 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Chungking Express
- Duration : 102 min
- Languages : Cantonese, English, Japanese, Hindi, Mandarin
- Writers : Kar Wai Wong
- Directors : Kar Wai Wong min
- Imdb : 8.1 (36787 votes)
- Tomatoes : 4.2 (38985 votes)
- Actors : Brigitte Lin, Tony Chiu Wai Leung, Faye Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro
Movie Storyline
Wong Kar-Wai's movie about two love-struck cops is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion and color. The first half deals with Cop 223, who has broken up with his girlfriend of five years. He purchases a tin of pineapples with an expiration date of May 1 each day for a month. By the end of that time, he feels that he will either be rejoined with his love or that it too will have expired forever. The second half shows Cop 663 dealing with his breakup with his flight attendant girlfriend. He talks to his apartment furnishings until he meets a new girl at a local lunch counter.