In 2006, Wong accepted the National Order of the Legion of Honour: Knight (Lowest Degree) from the French Government. [85], Following the difficult production of 2046, Wong wanted his next feature to be a simple, invigorating experience. [12], By 1987 the Hong Kong film industry was at a peak, enjoying a considerable level of prosperity and productivity. [87], Filming on My Blueberry Nights took place over seven weeks in 2006, on location in Manhattan, Memphis, Tennessee, Ely, Nevada, and Las Vegas. Despite some opposition from family, in 2003, he entered the prestigious Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. [75] Tony Leung has commented that this approach is "taxing on the actors", but Stokes & Hoover speculate that people endure it because "[the] results are always unexpected, invigorating, and interesting. He has also directed commercials, short films, and music videos, and contributed to two anthology films. [143] According to Julian Stringer, music has "proved crucial to the emotional and cognitive appeal" of Wong's films. A pivotal figure of Hong Kong cinema, Wong has had a considerable influence on filmmaking with his trademark personal, unconventional approach. [168], Wong's oeuvre consists of ten directed features, 16 films where is he credited only as screenwriter, and seven films from other directors that he has produced. [4] Ip Man is a legendary figure in Hong Kong,[96] known for training actor Bruce Lee in the art of Wing Chun, but Wong decided to focus on an earlier period of his life (1936–1956) that covered the turmoil of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. Featuring two men in bed, one of the men resembled Wang Kai closely, sparking rumors about the 37-year-old actor’s sexuality. [73][76] Wong found that he did not want to leave the character, and commenced where he left off in 1966; nevertheless, he claimed "It's another story, about how a man faces his future due to a certain past". [5][99] The colours are bold and saturated, the camerawork swooning, resulting in what Brunette calls his "signature visual pyrotechnics". [79] It was Wong's most expensive and longest-running project to date. [7] He eventually took little from the book other than three characters,[28] and in 1992 began experimenting with several different narrative structures to weave what he called "a very complex tapestry". [17] Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, and Jacky Cheung rejoined Wong for his second film, while Leslie Cheung was cast in the central role. Next year is the 20th anniversary of In the Mood For Love, and around the world there will be retrospectives and reissues of the film, along with the other films. [20], With its popular stars, Days of Being Wild was expected to be a mainstream picture; instead it was a character piece, more concerned with mood and atmosphere than narrative. It’s a new background, so it’s refreshing. Dylan is 22 years old. [11] Despite this, it won five Hong Kong Film Awards, and received some attention internationally. [146], Wong is an important figure in contemporary cinema, regarded as one of the best filmmakers of his generation. [16][35] In 2008, Wong reworked the film and re-released it as Ashes of Time Redux. Lan Wang Ji notices Wei Wu Xian’s sword and asks what the name of the sword is. [86] He decided to make an English-language film in America,[87] later justifying this by explaining: "It’s a new landscape. After graduating, Wong was accepted onto a training course with the TVB television network, where he learned the processes of media production. They have also lived in Jersey City, NJ and Champaign, IL. [31] It was a difficult production and the project was not completed for two years, at a cost of HK$47 million. Name: Jin Dong; Native name: 靳东; Also Known as: Jin Si Sui;Dongboy;Jing Dong;Dong; Nationality: Chinese; Gender: Male; Born: December 22, 1976; Age: 44 It brings up a lot of pains.” [60][note 5] Wong decided to return to the era that fascinated him, and reflected his own background by focusing on Shanghainese émigrés. Trivia. [54], Happy Together tells the story of a couple (Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Leslie Cheung) who travel to Buenos Aires in an effort to save their relationship. [134] Wong has commented on this, saying "in my logic there is a storyline. He said in 1998, "in the late eighties, when it was first shown in Hong Kong, we were all really impressed with the energy and the fragmented structure. [37] At the 1995 Hong Kong Film Awards it was named Best Picture, and Wong received Best Director. Wang Kai is a Chinese actor. Relationship status. 24.2k Followers, 614 Following, 1,413 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from 王凱 Kai Wang (@kaiwang1011) The problem is that it’s like opening a Pandora’s box, because you will never never feel like it is good enough. [45] The film mostly occurs at night and explores the dark side of Hong Kong, which Wong planned intentionally to balance the sweetness of Chungking: "It's fair to show both sides of a coin". [154] Because of this status abroad, Wong is seen as a pivotal figure in his local industry; Julian Stringer says he is "central to the contemporary Chinese cinema renaissance",[155] Gary Bettinson describes him as "a beacon of Hong Kong cinema" who "has kept that industry in the public spotlight",[75] and Film4 designate him the filmmaker from China with the greatest impact. "[7], The visual style of Wong's films is key to his work, often described as beautiful and unique. [62][63], Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai play the lead characters, who move into an apartment building on the same day in 1962 and discover that their spouses are having an affair; over the next four years they develop a strong attraction. The two were matchy matchy in plain white tees and polos that had the date 5/21/20 printed on them as they posed playfully for their marriage license photos . [22] With its experimental narrative, expressive camerawork, and themes of lost time and love, Days of Being Wild is described by Brunette as the first typical "Wong Kar-wai film". [129] Structurally, Wong's films are typically fragmented and disjointed,[130] with little concern for linear narrative,[131] and often with interconnected stories. [92] Premiering in May 2007, My Blueberry Nights was Wong's fourth consecutive film to compete for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. [2] The two older children were meant to join them later, but the borders closed before they had a chance and Wong did not see his brother or sister again for ten years. The 2000 drama In the Mood for Love, revered for its lush visuals and subtle storytelling, concretely established Wong's trademark filmmaking styles. She is the second wife of former Politburo member Bo Xilai, one of China's most influential politicians until he was stripped of his offices in 2012. "[99] Two men have been instrumental in developing and achieving his aesthetic: production designer William Chang and cinematographer Christopher Doyle. [16] As such, he writes as he shoots, "drawing inspiration from the music, the setting, working conditions, and actors". Good Night everyone ⭐ @renton0808 #repostpic Cr : 明道工作室 —————————————- #สวี่ไคเฉิง #徐开骋 #XuKaiCheng … [7] As Tears Go By was released in June 1988 and was popular with audiences. [132] Critics have commented on the lack of plot in his films,[133] such as Ty Burr who says "The director doesn't build linear story lines so much as concentric rings of narrative and poetic meaning that continually revolve around each other". Wang Kai International, Other Works [167] On 24 May 2018, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree by Harvard University. [50][note 4] He was keen to present the relationship as ordinary and universal, as he felt Hong Kong's previous LGBT films had not. He is known for his television roles in All Quiet in Peking (2014), The Disguiser (2015), Nirvana in Fire (2015), Ode to Joy (2016), When a Snail Falls in Love (2016), Stay With Me (2016), and Like a Flowing River (2018), as well as his film role in The Devotion of Suspect X. The cast includes leads Yang Mi and Xu Kai along with Li Zefeng, Tang Jingmei, Wang Zixuan and Liu Lin in supporting roles. [153], East Asian scholar Daniel Martin describes Wong's output as "among the most internationally accessible and critically acclaimed Hong Kong films of all time". His acting skills and hard work have also helped him win awards and reach career success. He has a particular affinity for Latin American writers, and the fragmentary nature of his films came primarily from the "scrapbook structures" of novels by Manuel Puig and Julio Cortázar, which he attempted to emulate. Wong decided to change the structure and style from his previous films, as he felt he had become predictable. View this post on Instagram. 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[100] Three different versions of the film exist, as Wong shorted it from its domestic release for the 2013 Berlin Film Festival, and again for its US distribution by the Weinstein Company. [7][11] Specifically, unlike Hong Kong's other crime films, he chose to focus on young gangsters. [122] Wong similarly does not use storyboards or plan camera placement, preferring to experiment as he goes. Jackson was born Wang Ka Yee on March 28, 1994, in Kowloon Tong, British Hong Kong, to Wang Ruiji and Sophia Chow. [4][39], Chungking Express is split into two distinct parts – both set in contemporary Hong Kong and focusing on lonely policemen (Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung Chiu-wai) who each fall for a woman (Brigitte Lin and Faye Wong). [5] Together with Zhang Yimou, Wong is seen by historian Philip Kemp as representing the "internationalisation" of East Asian cinema. Kai grew up as an orphan. [34] As such, Ashes of Time was a commercial failure,[30] but critics were generally appreciative of Wong's "refusal to be loyal to [the wuxia] genre". [13] The film, named As Tears Go By, tells the story of a conflicted youth who has to watch over his hot-headed friend. [note 7] Wong's understanding of America was based only on short visits and what he had seen in films, but he was keen to depict the country accurately. Moreover, he has earned both name and fortune during his successful acting career and live a luxurious lifestyle with his family. [5] With common complaints that the material was thin and the product uneven, My Blueberry Nights emerged as Wong's first critical failure. [139] He places great importance on this element,[141] and Biancorosso describes it as the "essence" of his films; a key part of the "narrative machinery" that can guide the rhythm of the editing. [7] Teo, Brunette, and Jeremy Tambling all see Happy Together as a marked change from his earlier work: the story is more linear and understandable, there are only three characters (with no women at all), and while it still has Doyle's "exuberant" photography it is more stylistically restrained. [80] 2046 was a commercial failure in Hong Kong,[81] but the majority of western critics gave it positive reviews. His real name is Wang Lin Kai. [112], Also, in May 2019, Wong announced the restoration of his entire filmography by his production company, Jet Tone Films, to be revealed in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of In the Mood for Love. Wong often casts the same actors. He later accepted an offer to star as Qi Yong, a rugged and uneducated youth in Youth (2012). [113] In November of the same year, it was confirmed that the World of Wong Kar-wai box set would be released in the spring of 2021. [6], He soon began a screenwriting career, firstly with TV series and soap operas, such as Don't Look Now (1981), before progressing to film scripts. [7] Takeshi Kaneshiro and Charlie Young were cast again, but new to Wong's films were Leon Lai, Michelle Reis and Karen Mok. [49] The issues of the handover were nevertheless important: knowing that homosexuals in Hong Kong faced uncertainty after 1997, Wong decided to focus on a relationship between two men. I just wanted to tell the story in a different way." [6], As a youth, Wong was frequently taken to the cinema by his mother and exposed to a variety of films. He is the second of two children. [4][97][note 8] He set out to make "a commercial and colourful film". It was also a critical success, as several journalists named Wong among the "Hong Kong New Wave". Select this result to view Kai Wang's phone number, address, and more. Kaifeng lies at the plain area of the east Henan Province, and on the southern bank of the Yellow River. On January 1st, 2020, the Criterion Collection hinted at releasing a box set of the restorations in the U.S. [157] Despite this he has been recognised in both cult and mainstream circles, producing art films that receive commercial exposure. "[89] Other actors who have appeared in at least three of his films are Maggie Cheung, Chang Chen, Leslie Cheung, Jacky Cheung, and Carina Lau. [126] Wong's other regular colleagues include writer-producer Jeffrey Lau, producer Jacky Pang, and assistant director Johnnie Kong.[38]. [9] Wong had little enthusiasm for these early projects, described by film scholar Gary Bettinson as "occasionally diverting and mostly disposable", but continued to write throughout the 1980s on films including Just for Fun (1983), Rosa (1986), and The Haunted Cop Shop of Horrors (1987). Chinese actor Wang Kai (王凱) updated his social media late in the wee hours of the night to clarify a 41-second video which has been plaguing him for some time. [56] It competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, where Wong became Hong Kong's first winner of the Best Director Award[57] (an achievement he downplayed: "it makes no difference, it’s just something you can put on an ad. [75] Nochimson writes that Wong's films are entirely personal, making him an auteur, and states, "Wong has developed his own cinematic vocabulary, with an array of shot patterns connected with him". He restructured the material, making it more linear and focussing more on the character of Ip Man, and included new scenes not seen in the Chinese version. It is believed that Janus Films and the Criterion Collection have the rights to distribute the film. "[7], Wong has an unusual approach to film making, starting production without a script and generally relying on instinct and improvisation rather than pre-prepared ideas. [162], Wong's films frequently appeared on best-of lists domestically and internationally. A few years ago I watched my film somewhere, looked at the monitor, and said, ‘Why does it look so messy?’ They said, ‘Now we are used to 4K projections, so you have to upgrade it, otherwise you will have those kind of feelings.’ We have been working on it. [note 3], During the long production of Ashes of Time, Wong faced a two-month break as he waited for equipment to re-record sound for some scenes. [46] Film historians Zhang Yingjin and Xiao Zhiwei commented: "While not as groundbreaking as its predecessors, the film is still different and innovative enough to confirm [Wong's] presence on the international scene"[47], While his reputation grew steadily throughout the early 1990s, Wong's international standing was "thoroughly consolidated" with the 1997 romantic drama Happy Together (1997). While Wang Kai continued to star in several roles, his mainstream success did not come until 2014.In 2014, All Quiet in Peking aired with Wang Kai starring as Fang Mengwei, a police officer. [44] The loose plot again involves two distinct, subtly overlapping narratives, and is dominated by frantic visuals. Among his other work are 2046 (2004) and The Grandmaster (2013), both of which received awards and nominations worldwide. While still in school, Wang Kai starred in Cold Autumn (2006) as Huang Yuanshang.After graduating in 2007, Wang Kai's breakthrough role was as Chen Jiaming, an effeminate make-up artist in Ugly Wudi (2008-2011), the Chinese version of American Ugly Betty. [82] Ty Burr of The Boston Globe praised in as an "enigmatic, rapturously beautiful meditation on romance and remembrance",[83] while Steve Erikson of Los Angeles Magazine called it Wong's masterpiece. Wong Kar-wai was born on 17 July 1958 in Shanghai, the youngest of three siblings. His father represented China and won an Asian Games gold medal in fencing. Seeking vengeance, she marks Ma Chao as her sworn enemy and joins Cao Cao to oppose him.Her specific Hero Scenario is an attack on Shu at Xiping Gate. [41] Miramax acquired the film for American distribution, which according to Brunette "catapulted Wong to international attention". [75], 2046 continues the story of Chow Mo-wan, Leung's character from In the Mood For Love, though he is considered much colder and very different. [118] Wong's most direct influence was his colleague Patrick Tam, who was an important mentor and likely inspired his use of colour. [69] Wong said after its release: "In the Mood For Love is the most difficult film in my career so far, and one of the most important. The couple separated around 1997 with Kai Cheng asking for divorce and Wang Yu refusing. [144], The dependence on music, heavily visual and disjointed style of Wong's films has been compared to music videos,[145] and detractors claim that they are "all surface and no depth". [16] Stephen Schneider includes it in his book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die with the summary: "While other films by Wong may pack more emotional resonance, Chungking Express gets off on sheer innocence, exuberance, and cinematic freedom, a striking triumph of style over substance". [66] Wong shot more than 30 times the footage he eventually used, and only finished editing it the morning before its Cannes premiere. His acting as the loyal Ming Cheng in The Disguiser, with his quick thinking and suave espionage skills quickly helped him gain attention and become a household name. [8] He worked as part of a team, contributing to a variety of genres including romance, comedy, thriller, and crime. There was arguing, shoving, tearing apart, but not domestic violence. She eventually started an affair with an up and coming young entrepreneur. On May 21, Ryan Zheng Kai and Vivi Miao Miao surprised with news that they’ve gotten married. The Chinese TV Actor was born in China on December 20, 1998. Though heralded as a brave woman, modern historians wonder how many of her accomplishments are real as they might be fictional stories from the Edo period. In 2013 he said, "It is always good to work with a very regular group of people because we know how high we can fly and what are the parameters, and it becomes very enjoyable. Singer Born in China #11. [67] At the festival, In the Mood For Love received the Technical Grand Prize and Best Actor for Leung. About. Name: Simona Wang: Birthday: February 13, 1991: Age: 29: Gender: Female: Height: 5 feet 7 inches: Weight: 56 kg: Nationality: Chinese: Profession: Actress, Dancer: Net Worth: $24 Million: Married/Single: Single: Education: Beijing Dance Academy: Instagram: @simanoymw: Facebook: Simona … [65], The shoot lasted 15 months, with both Cheung and Leung reportedly driven to breaking point. Wong and his wife, Esther, have one child – a son named Qing. [128] His general style is described by Stephen Teo as "a cornucopia overflowing with multiple stories, strands of expression, meanings and identities: a kaleidoscope of colours and identities". [163] In the 2012 Sight & Sound poll, whereby industry professionals submit ballots to determine the greatest films of all time, In the Mood For Love was ranked 24th, the highest-ranked film since 1980 and the sixth greatest film by a living director. [170], "I could have continued making films like, "[Wong has] a heady mix of influences, ranging from modernist novels to narrative, visual and aural motifs drawn from local films and popular culture. [7][135] One of his trademarks is the use of step-printing,[7] which alters film rates to "[liquefy] hard blocks of primary colour into iridescent streaks of light. [7] New directors were needed to maintain this success, and – through his links in the industry – Wong was invited to become a partner on a new independent company, In-Gear, and given the opportunity to direct his own picture. Chungking had originally been conceived as three stories, but when time ran out Wong developed the third as a new project instead: Fallen Angels. Karry Wang Jun Kai 王俊凯 English name: Karry Surname: Wang 王 Chinese name: Jun Kai 俊凯 Age: 19 Birthday: 21 September 1999 Height: 1.83m Singer, Actor, Model. Wang Kai (born 18 August 1982) is a Chinese actor. [4][99] The "gruelling" production lasted intermittently for three years, twice interrupted by Leung fracturing his arm, and is Wong's most expensive to date. |  In August 2012, Gu was convicted of murdering British businessman Neil Heywood and was given a suspended death sentence, later commuted to life imprisonment. The film premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, but Wong delivered the print 24 hours late and still was not happy: he continued editing until the film's October release. Wong consolidated his worldwide reputation with the 1997 drama Happy Together, for which he won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. [4], The Grandmaster is described by Bettinson as a mixture of popular and arthouse traditions, with form, visuals, and themes consistent with Wong's previous work. [11] Developing a more personal project than his previous film,[16] Wong picked the 1960s as a setting – evoking an era that he remembered well and had a "special feeling" for. "[15] As Tears Go By received no attention from Western critics upon its initial release,[13] but was selected to be screened during Directors' Fortnight of the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. First Name Wang #2. He is known for his television roles in All Quiet in Peking (2014), The Disguiser (2015), Nirvana in Fire (2015), Ode to Joy (2016), When a Snail Falls in Love (2016), Stay With Me (2016), and Like a Flowing River (2018), as well as his film role in The Devotion of Suspect X. [142] He selects international songs, rarely cantopop, and uses them to enhance the sense of history or place. [104] Critics approved of the film,[105] and with a worldwide gross of US$64 million it is Wong's most lucrative film to date. [note 1] The film, expressing a more lighthearted atmosphere, catapulted Wong to international prominence, and won Best Film and Best Director at the 1995 Hong Kong Film Awards. Her mother was a teacher. [160] From his first film As Tears Go By he made an impact with his "liquid" aesthetic, which Ungerböck claims was completely new and quickly copied in Asian film and television. He excelled in his studies as a student at the Middle School of Chongqing. [30], Set during the Song dynasty, Ashes of Time concerns a desert-exiled assassin who is called upon by several different characters while nursing a broken heart. [43] Although it contained new characters, Wong conceived both films as complementary studies of Hong Kong; he later said, "to me Chungking Express and Fallen Angels are one film that should be three hours long. [78] Scenes were shot in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Macau, and Bangkok. [32] Upon release in September 1994,[27] audiences were confused by the film's vague plotting and atypical take on wuxia. |  Wei Chen gets married to his non-celebrity wife! While he was successful in his role in Ugly Wudi, Wang Kai ended up rejecting several role offers in the year that followed as the offers were typecast. His dedication and acting skills earned the respect of veteran actors on set. [110] Regarding his next film, the Asian media has reported that it will be titled Blossoms and based on a book by Jin Yucheng, which focuses on numerous characters in Shanghai from the 1960s to the 2000s,[111] it is also slated to become a web series for Tencent in which he produces.

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