Chungking Express
- Fri, Jan 17
- Sat, Jan 18
- Sun, Jan 19
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Wong Kar-Wai Run Time: 103 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 1994
Starring: Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia, Faye Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Valerie Chow Kar-Ling
Our Wong Kar-Wai Month series continues with Chungking Express, the director’s timeless 1994 romance.
The film weaves together two distinct yet thematically linked stories of two lovelorn policemen. In the first, He Qiwu (Takeshi Kaneshiro), reeling from a breakup, becomes infatuated with a mysterious woman in a blonde wig (Brigitte Lin), who is entangled in the criminal underworld. The second story follows Cop 663 (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), whose heartbreak over a flight attendant ex-girlfriend is softened by the quirky and free-spirited Faye (Faye Wong), a café worker who secretly transforms his life.
With its evocative visuals, dreamlike atmosphere, and poignant use of music, Chungking Express captures the ephemeral beauty of urban life and human connection.