 |  |  | | | Inspired by author Manuel Puig's The Buenos Aires Affair, this 1997 picture is the latest to come from art house filmmaker Wong Kar-wai. Presented in a non linear narrative, the story follows the lives of a bickering gay couple, who split up during their trip to Argentina, only to reunite and split up again. Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing play the couple, and give real depth to their underwritten characters (this is a given, since Wong Kar-wai doesn't prescript his own films), while Taiwanese actor Chang Chen is fares well with his excellent performance. Once again, Christopher Doyle complements the film with an exotic look, alternating between classic black and white and bright and lush colors. Another Wong Kar-wai masterpiece. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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| | | | | This is one of the few movies that I can easily forget about the plot, and concentrate on the visual experience (Belly being another). I find Wong Kar-Wai's movies intriguing, and Chris Doyle's camerawork and photography amazing. This film was beautiful, it just lacked a lot in the plot department. But it didn't seem to matter. The things I find best about Wong Kar-Wais films are that you never understand them fully until they are over, and he can say so much more without dialogue that any other director, ever. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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