Wong Kar-Wai

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Full Name
Wong Kar-wai
Born
July 17th, 1958
Height
6ft
Hometown
Hong Kong
Net Worth
Estimated $30 million
Partner
Esther Wong
Family
Wong Kar-wai was born in Shanghai, China, before moving with his family to Hong Kong at the age of five. He has kept details of his parents and siblings largely private throughout his career. Wong is married to Esther Wong, and they have one son. Despite his international profile, he has consistently maintained a private family life away from public attention.
Top Movies
'In the Mood for Love', 'Chungking Express', 'Happy Together', '2046', 'Days of Being Wild'
Top Shows
'Blossoms Shanghai'
Awards
Cannes Film Festival Award for 'Best Director' (1997), César Award for 'Best Foreign Film' (2001), Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize (2004), Asian Filmmaker of the Year at the Busan International Film Festival (2008) (selected major honours)
Fun Facts
Wong Kar-wai rarely works from a completed screenplay, preferring to develop stories during filming through improvisation and extensive rewrites. He is instantly recognisable by his trademark dark sunglasses, which he wears almost constantly in public. Wong became the first Chinese filmmaker to serve as President of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006.
Related Actors
Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Leslie Cheung, Faye Wong, Zhang Ziyi

Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong filmmaker, screenwriter and producer widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in contemporary cinema. Renowned for his visually distinctive style, fragmented narratives and emotionally resonant storytelling, Wong has redefined modern arthouse filmmaking through his exploration of love, memory, longing and the passage of time.

Beginning his directing career in the late 1980s, he gained international acclaim with films including ‘Chungking Express’, ‘Happy Together’, ‘In the Mood for Love’ and ‘2046’. Frequent collaborations with cinematographers Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping-bing, together with actors Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung, helped establish his unmistakable cinematic aesthetic.

Wong’s work has received numerous international honours and continues to inspire filmmakers across the world.

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Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong filmmaker, screenwriter and producer renowned for visually striking films including 'In the Mood for Love', 'Chungking Express' and 'Happy Together'.
'In the Mood for Love' is widely regarded as Wong Kar-wai's masterpiece, although 'Chungking Express', 'Happy Together' and '2046' are also considered among his finest works.
Wong Kar-wai is known for his lush cinematography, unconventional narratives, expressive use of colour, slow motion, pop music soundtracks and recurring themes of romance, loneliness and memory.
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