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HAPPY TOGETHER was re-written and re-conceived over and over again as they filmed on location in Argentina. It strained patience and health of Kar-Wai's loyal cast and crew, they even ran out of good film stock. But despite, or perhaps because of this long and difficult shoot, Kar-Wai and cinematographer Christopher Doyle have produced a brilliant, intensely passionate, sexy and stylish cinematic gem. Kar-Wai won Best Director award for it at Cannes in 1997.<BR>Ho (Leung) and his promiscuous lover Lai (Cheung) have run as far from Hong Kong as they can and now, short of cash, are stranded in cold Buenos Aires. They have a souvenir table lamp illustrating Iguazu Falls that they hoped to visit but can't afford to. They both want to go home now, Lai sleeps around perhaps to help him cope with the situation while Ho, more constructively takes unsavoury work as a doorman, cook and abattoir worker, kicking a football around with fellow workers to let off steam. The tensions and jealousies between them come to a head where Ho throws Lai out of the claustrophobic bedsit, only for him to come back pathetically with hands bandaged after some self-mutilation. Taking him in again they continue to play emotional games, but Ho resists the playful charms of Lai, knowing the relationship is over. He eventually reaches the Falls by himself but will he make it home unscathed

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EAN5021866402307

eBay Product ID (ePID)72536531

Product Key Features

ActorLeslie Cheung, Chang Chen, Kwok-Wing, Chiu-Wai, Tony Leung

Film/TV TitleHappy Together

DirectorWong Kar-Wai

LanguageSpanish\Cantonese\Mandarin

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time93 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2009

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, With Subtitles, Making Of\Trailer

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureHong Kong

ComposerAstor Piazzolla

ReviewsSight and Sound - ...Infinitely tantalising....Feelings captured in HAPPY TOGETHER linger with great, scratchy intensity..., Entertainment Weekly - ...Wong's nervy style and characteristic subterranean-fantasy style make for an arresting work about an exotic subculture..., Movieline - ...Energetic, sexy, haunting and unpredictable...

ScreenwriterKar-Wai Wong

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleHappy Together

Director of PhotographyChristopher Doyle

Consumer AdviceContains strong language and sex