Days of Being Wild

Days of Being Wild

1990 · 94 min · CN · NR · 7.3 (627 votes)
Dir. Wong Kar-wai · Starring Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau, Rebecca Pan · Music Terry Chan · Love Trilogy

“You can hold me, but not my heart.”

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Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.

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This film is a dreamlike drift through 60s Hong Kong, steeped in a pervasive sense of longing and detached sensuality. It feels like a humid, neon-lit reverie, exploring the restless hearts of its characters with an intoxicating, melancholic grace. A visually rich, introspective journey.

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