Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild Chinese is a 1990 Hong Kong drama film directed by Wong Karwai. The film stars some of the bestknown actors and actresses in Hong Kong, including Leslie Cheung, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, Jacky Cheung and Tony Leung Chiuwai. Days of Being Wild also marks the first collaboration between Wong and cinematographer Christopher Doyle, with whom he has since made six more films.
The movie is set in Hong Kong and the Philippines in 1960. Yuddycitation needed , or York in English Leslie Cheung, is a playboy in Hong Kong and is well known for stealing girls hearts and breaking them. His first lover in the film is Lizhen Maggie Cheung, who suffers emotional and mental depression as a result of Yuddyscitation needed wayward attitude. Lizhen eventually seeks muchneeded solace from a sympathetic policeman named Tide Andy Lau. Their nearromance is often hinted at but never materializes.Yorks next romance is with a vivacious cabaret dancer whose stage name is Mimi Carina Lau. Mimi is also loved by Yorks best friend, Zeb Jacky Cheung. Unsurprisingly, York dumps her too and she begins a period of selfdestruction. York initiates romantic relationships but refuses to commit to the relationship and is unwilling to make compromises. He is conflicted about his feelings about his adoptive mother, a former prostitute played by Rebecca Pan, and is obsessed about his biological mother, who he eventually discovers is a Filipino aristocrat. ........
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