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Wong Kar-wai is an internationally renowned Hong Kong director.

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Today, not much resembles the reels in Blossoms Shanghai. China’s legion of 200 million retail investors can be forgiven for hankering for that gravity-defying bygone era of the 1990s.

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Readers discuss the Hong Kong auteur’s first foray into television, the fortunes of TVB, appropriate dress for young women, and what Hong Kong officials should do with their time.

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Domestic products are increasingly driving consumption in China at a time when retail choices have begun to shift away from the long-time pursuit of international brands, according to economic observers.

Both years begin on a Monday and are leap years, making their calendars a perfect match. As 1990s nostalgia sweeps China, the vintage items are reminders of era when Beijing welcomed foreign influence in the economy, culture and fashion.

Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai just debuted his first web series Blossoms Shanghai on Tencent’s streaming platform in China – here’s everything you need to know about the star-studded cast

The first TV series shot by Wong Kar-wai – famed Hong Kong director of films like In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express – the 30-episode period drama Blossoms Shanghai, is airing at last.

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From white tank tops in Wong Kar-wai’s films to a period-correct wardrobe in Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution, the recent Venice Film Festival awardee reinforces his acting chops with his style

Hong Kong film directors such as John Woo, Benny Chan and Wong Kar-wai have revealed down the years how they make an action move, from developing storylines to working with martial arts choreographers.

Born in mainland China, Carina Lau grew up thinking she’d be a factory worker, but moved to Hong Kong and, through hard work, built an acting career despite a kidnap ordeal. She met and wed fellow actor Tony Leung.

My Blueberry Nights, starring Natalie Portman and Norah Jones and 2046, featuring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Zhang Ziyi, generally rank low on lists of filmmaker Wong Kar-wai’s best work, but have their merits.

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A major exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum looks at the city’s film history through costumes and other memorabilia, from Wong Kar-wai mementos to Chinese dresses from Shaw Brothers Studio.

For Wong Kar-wai, characters determine plot. For Wong Jing, filmmaking means giving audiences what they want. Film directors’ comments about their approach to movie making tell us a lot.

Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-wai is famous for working with the same actors in his films, so where are these 6 muses of his now? From Tony Leung to Faye Wong …

Filmed in six weeks, Chungking Express has an improvisatory feel. It features a memorable turn by singer Faye Wong, in her first film, and won Tony Leung Chiu-wai best actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

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The 1990s was the last golden age of Hong Kong cinema, with a slew of groundbreaking films that produced new stars such as martial arts actor Jet Li and art-house darling Wong Kar-wai.

The Julia Roberts of Hong Kong was the Post’s early verdict on Michelle Reis, who had no acting training but excelled opposite Jet Li, Leon Lai and Stephen Chow in a string of 1990s hits.

Heaven by Marc Jacobs released its highly anticipated collaboration with Hong Kong legendary filmmaker Wong Kar-wai … but has it lived up to the hype or has it flopped?

From the meaning of their Chinese titles to what Wong Kar-wai is like behind the camera, what their casts and the director had to say about his first films, As Tears Go By and Days of Being Wild.

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Moody scenes and sumptuous visuals in a new trailer for Blossoms Shanghai, the TV series debut of celebrated filmmaker Wong Kar-wai, and its depiction of 1990s China gets people talking.

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Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung voiced their frustrations at the length of the shot and director Wong’s lack of character guidance, but say it made their performances better.

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Wong talked in a 1995 interview about Fallen Angels, and why he cast Leon Lai, Michele Reis, Charlie Yeung, and Karen Mok in completely different roles to what audiences would expect.

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From Made in Hong Kong and Infernal Affairs to Kung Fu Hustle, Ten Years and Anita, these films left a lasting legacy both in Hong Kong cinema and the city’s collective consciousness.

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The Hong Kong actress on how Wong Jing launched her career, what it was like working with Wong Kar-wai, finding love with Olivier Assayas, and being turned off by commercial and Chinese films.

Starring Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung as gay lovers, Happy Together was a Hong Kong story set in Argentina, Wong said – even the dangerous Buenos Aires location felt like Mong Kok.

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Asia is famous for its martial arts films, and here is our pick of the 25 best from the past two decades, for their slick fight choreography and drama.

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The In the Mood for Love actress didn’t go looking for roles in martial arts films, but when she did take them she excelled, notably in Hero with Jet Li and Tony Leung Chiu-wai and in Wong Kar-wai’s Ashes of Time.

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