Chungking Express

Friday, April 21 - Sunday, April 23, 2023

4K restoration!

The whiplash, double-pronged CHUNGKING EXPRESS is one of the defining works of nineties cinema and the film that made Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai an instant icon. Two heartsick Hong Kong cops (Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung), both jilted by ex-lovers, cross paths at the Midnight Express take-out restaurant stand, where the ethereal pixie waitress Faye (Faye Wong) works. Anything goes in Wong’s gloriously shot and utterly unexpected charmer, which cemented the sex appeal of its gorgeous stars and forever turned canned pineapple and the Mamas and the Papas’ “California Dreamin’” into tokens of romantic longing. A Janus Films release.

Screening as part of our retrospective The World of Wong Kar Wai, from August 26 – September 15, 2022.. Discounted ticket packs available in 3-packs ($42 for general, $30 for IFC Center Members) and 5-packs ($60 for general, $45 for IFC Center Members) here.

• Language In Cantonese and Mandarin with English subtitles
• Year 1994
• Running Time 104 minutes
• Distributor Janus
• Director Wong Kar Wai
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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