Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild is a 1990 Hong Kong drama film directed by Wong Kar-wai. The film stars some of the best-known actors and actresses in Hong Kong, including Leslie Cheung, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, Jacky Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai. Days of Being Wild also marks the first collaboration between Wong and cinematographer Christopher Doyle, with whom he has since made six more films.
Plot
The movie is set in Hong Kong and the Philippines in 1960–61. Yuddy, or 'York' in English (Leslie Cheung), is a playboy in Hong Kong and is well known for stealing girls' hearts and breaking them. His first lover in the film is Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung), who suffers emotional and mental depression as a result of Yuddy's wayward attitude. Li-zhen eventually seeks much-needed solace from a sympathetic policeman named Tide (Andy Lau). Their near-romance is often hinted at but never materializes.
Awards
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author | Jeffrey Lau Wong Kar-wai |
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award | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film |
contentLocation | Hong Kong |
director | Wong Kar-wai |
editor | Patrick Tam |
genre | drama |
keywords | adoptive mother best friend biological mother break cabaret dancer first love former prostitute obsess philippine steal |
musicBy | Leuribna-Lombardo Oflyne Terry Chan |
producer | Alan Tang |
publisher | In-Gear Film Production Co., Ltd. |
recordedAt | Philippines |