As Tears Go By
by Kar Wai Wong
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Actor: Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Kau Lam, Maggie Cheung, William ChangDirector: Kar Wai Wong
Editor: William Chang
Cinematographer: Wai-keung Lau
Writer: Kar Wai Wong
Editor: Pi Tak Cheong
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Cantonese (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-10-19
Studio: Kino International
Movie Reviews of As Tears Go By
Movie Review: "People like us don't have tomorrows"
Summary: 4 Stars
"As tears go by" is an interesting and cinematographically beautiful film set in Mongkok, a district in Hong Kong. This movie is directed by Won Kar Wai, an artist that can take a premise and develop it so well that the story he tells turns into reality. In this case, that premise is how to tell the story of a person without a future, of someone that believes that "People like us don't have tomorrows". What kind of situation could lead someone to utter such a phrase? If you are interested, just go on reading...
The main character of "As tears go by" is Wah (Andy Lau), a well-known Hong Kong mobster that leads a very dangerous life. He is respected and feared, and has only two objectives in life: to stay alive and to take care of his family. That last objective is a little difficult in what concerns to his younger brother Fly (Jackie Cheung), a young man that wants to belong to a triad, but doesn't have what it takes to be respected in a violent environment.
Wah's life consists basically of dodging bullets and getting his little brother out of trouble, until he meets Ngor (Maggie Cheung), a young cousin that needs to stay at his apartment in order to be treated for an illness. Ngor stays with Wah only for some days, but that is more than enough time to make him fall in love with her. But will that love be compatible with the kind of life Wah leads? And when Ngor returns to Kowloon, will Wah follow her?
The answer to those questions and a few more can be found watching "As tears go by". If you are interested, go for it! From my point of view, this unconventional ganster movie is worth your time.
Belen Alcat
PS: By the way, I give this film 3.5 stars out of 5 :)
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