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Wong Kar-wai Berlin cropped
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Wong Kar-wai at 2008 TIFF cropped
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王家卫

王家衛
Wáng Jiāwèi
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong film director famous for 《重庆森林》, 《花样年华》, and 《春光乍泄》

About Wong Kar-wai

born 1958 · 导演 director

Hong Kong director of moody, loosely scripted films such as 《重庆森林》 (Chungking Express) and 《花样年华》 (In the Mood for Love), and of the 2023 TV series 《繁花》. He is rarely seen without dark glasses.

Examples

HSK 4
Wáng Jiāwèi de diànyǐng zǒngshì hěn yǒu wèidào.
Wong Kar-wai's films always have a distinct mood.
HSK 7-9
《 Huāyàng Niánhuá 》 shì Wáng Jiāwèi de dàibiǎozuò.
'In the Mood for Love' is Wong Kar-wai's signature work.

Tips

culture
In 1997 he won Best Director at Cannes for 《春光乍泄》 (Happy Together), a first for a Chinese director. His company Jet Tone is named for the jets that roared over its office by Kai Tak airport; the Chinese name 泽东电影 copies the sound.

Stroke Order

王 wáng
家 jiā
卫 wèi