As tears go by = Wangjiao kamen

Author

Kar-wai Wong

Call Number

• BLU-RAY FOREIGN (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray version.

Languages

In Cantonese, with English subtitles.

Performers

Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2021]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (98 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Wong Kar Wai's scintillating debut feature is a kinetic, hypercool crime thriller graced with flashes of the impressionistic, daydream visual style for which he would become renowned. Set amid Hong Kong's ruthless, neon-lit gangland underworld, this operatic saga of ambition, honor, and revenge stars Andy Lau Tak Wah as a small-time mob enforcer who finds himself torn between a burgeoning romance with his ailing cousin and his loyalty to his loose-cannon partner in crime, whose reckless attempts to make a name for himself unleash a spiral of violence. Marrying the pulp pleasures of the gritty Hong Kong action drama with hints of the head-rush romanticism Wong would push to intoxicating heights throughout the 1990s, As Tears Go By was a box-office smash that heralded the arrival of one of contemporary cinema's most electrifying talents.

Notes

Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.

This disc was released as part of the Criterion Collection box set World of Wong Kar Wai.

Special features: New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Wong Kar Wai.