EA105, 2046 - Director
Director
Wong Kar-Wai / Wang Jiawei (1956- ) 王家衛,王家卫
- Art/popular French new-wave directors like Jean-Luc Godard
- Neon palette, other strong visual effects
Filmography:
- Days of Being Wild (1991) — cinematography: Christopher Doyle
- Chungking Express (1994) — cinematography: Christopher Doyle
- scriptless, two linked stories, shot without much planning, came up with dialogue as the film developed … yearning, Hong Kong at night
- Fallen Angels (1995) — cinematography: Christopher Doyle
- In the Mood for Love (2000) — cinematography: Christopher Doyle, Pung-Leung Kwan & Ping Bin Lee
- 2046 (2004 ) — cinematography: Christopher Doyle & Pung-Leung Kwan
- My Blueberry Nights (2007) — cinematography: Darius Khondji (director of photography) & Pung-Leung Kwan
- Jude Law, Norah Jones, Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman
Cinematographer
Christopher Doyle (Australian, Psycho 1998, Quiet American, Hero, Last Life in the Universe also did a segment in Paris je t-aime, the "Port de Choisy" (which was a Chinatown like story) Fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, and French. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Doyle) Last Life in the Universe has the same dreamy cinematographic style as his Wong movies and can give you a sense of what Doyle brings to Wong's films (in other words, Wong likes it, but doesn't invent this mood). For an example: Last Life in the Universe - Tribute (YouTube)