Directed by Wong Kar Wai
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Carefree Leslie Cheung has no problems getting women, only getting rid of them. A pretty box office attendant falls in love with him and wants to move in, but he won't commit so she leaves him. In a matter of days, he takes up with a dance hall girl, but has the same problem. He's also dealing with his alcoholic adopted mother, who won't tell him the identity of his real parents despite constant nagging. She eventually gives in for no other reason than to get rid of him, and he takes off for the Philippines in search of his real mother. In an incredible coincidence, he meets and befriends the security guard who fell in love with the box office girl after their break up. As they ruminate over the meaning of life, they have a violent confrontation with thugs which leads to tragedy. Wong Kar Wai's inimitable style and nuance overcome the melodramatics in a character driven story which takes place in the perpetually rainy Hong Kong.
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