Chungking Express
Chungking Express is a 1994 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Wong Karwai. The film consists of two stories told in sequence, each about a lovesick Hong Kong policeman mulling over his relationship with a woman. The first story stars Takeshi Kaneshiro as a cop who is obsessed with the breakup of his relationship with a woman named May and his platonic encounter with a mysterious drug smuggler Brigitte Lin. The second stars Tony Leung as a police officer who is roused from his gloom over the loss of his flight attendant girlfriend Valerie Chow by the attentions of a quirky snack bar worker Faye Wong. The film depicts a paradox in that even though the characters live in densely packed Hong Kong, they are mostly lonely and live in their own inner worlds.
The film comprises two different stories, told one after the other, each about a romance involving a policeman. Except for a brief moment when the first story ends and the second begins, the two stories do not interconnect. However, the three main characters from the second story each momentarily appear during the first.The first story concerns Taiwanborn cop He Qiwu, also known as Cop 223. Qiwus girlfriend May broke up with him onApril April Fools Day. His birthday isMay and he chooses to wait for May for a month before moving on. Every day he buys a tin of pineapple with an expiration date ofMay. By the end of this time, he feels that he will either be rejoined with his love or that it will have expired forever. Meanwhile, a mysterious woman in a blonde wig played by Brigitte Lin tries to survive in the drug underworld after a smuggling operation goes sour. ........
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