In this episode of Cineschooled, we get to the bottom of why this Hong Kong pop romance out of nowhere took the world by storm. Wong Kar Wai’s “Chungking Express” has a lot to teach us about all aspects of cinema from Christopher Doyle’s revolutionary approach to filming night, to the tight editing to control freewheeling ideas, to Wong Kar Wai’s approach to storytelling via his anthology approach.
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In this series of podcasts hosted by film instructor John McNulty (EICAR the International School of Film and Television); a film is discussed for its propensity to teach us about the craft of filmmaking and screenwriting and to provide a chance to cinephiles to get out what they’ve been keeping inside. A range of guests will include filmmakers, educators and enthusiasts of all stripes.
A Discussion about Chungking Express with Jonathan Broda