Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels is a 1995 Hong Kong neo-noir crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It features two intertwined storylines—one tells the story of a hitman wishing to leave the criminal underworld (Leon Lai), the prostitute he starts a relationship with (Karen Mok), and his agent, who is infatuated with him (Michelle Reis). The other story is of a mute ex-convict on the run from the police (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and a mentally unstable woman dumped by her boyfriend (Charlie Yeung). Set in 1995 pre-Handover Hong Kong, Fallen Angels explores the characters' loneliness, their alienation from the situations around them, and yearning for connections in a hectic city.
Plot
The movie is composed of two plotlines that intersect throughout the films, especially when some of the characters happen to be in the same place at the same time, merging at the end of the film. Both stories take place in 1995 in British Hong Kong.
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author | Wong Kar-wai |
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contentLocation | Hong Kong |
director | Wong Kar-wai |
genre | comedy-drama crime |
keywords | apartment building begin break build business partner capture chungking mansions contract killing cross-harbour tunnel cry daydream end engage fallen angels force forget him free will grade school help hit man ice cream injured insurance policy kill late night listen married masquerade mcdonald\'s morning mtr obsess on the run phone call pixelated plan run same girl search sexual frustration subway station suffer suspender train tracks understand video camera wander work relationship |
musicBy | Frankie Chan |
producer | Jeffrey Lau |
productionCompany | Jet Tone Productions |
publisher | Kino International |
theme | independent neo-noir romantic comedy |