Around the selection 2001

"To my opinion, every movie has its full share of luck. Actually, my films are made of additions of small parts. I work with segments which I number without anticipating neither the links between them, nor their order in the story. During the editing, I try a good many of combinations. It's like pieces of a puzzle gradually fitting together.
At the end, I discover the entirety. I think it is a very Chinese way of thinking. I believe in chance. I often think of the group we form with my closest collaborators: William Chang, Christopher Doyle, Mark Lee Ping-bing as a Jazz band. When I muster them, I suggest we have jam sessions on a new project."
Wong Kar-wai (april 2001)

Biographie

Born in Shanghai in 1958, Wong Kar-Wai emigrated to Hong Kong with his
family when he was five. A graduate in graphic arts of the Polytechnic Institute of Hong Kong, he worked as a production assistant for many TV series before becoming a scriptwriter for the cinema. In 1997, he won the Best Director Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for Happy Together. His most recent film, In the Mood for Love, was in competition at the 2000 Cannes Festival and won the Best Actor Prize. It also confirmed his reputation as one of international cinema's most interesting and innovative directors.

Filmographie

1988: As Tears Go By
1991: Days of Being Wild
1994: Ashes of Time
1994: Chunking Express
1995: Fallen Angels
1997: Happy Together
2000: In the Mood for Love