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A Hong Kong fast food restaurant acts as the link between two unusual stories of police officers in love in this eccentric, stylish comedy-drama. Director Wong Kar-Wai plays freely with traditional narrative structure, dividing his film into two loosely connected segments. The first centers on a depressed cop struggling to come to terms with a recent break-up. His sad isolation is transformed when he encounters a beautiful, mysterious femme fatale, whose involvement with the criminal underworld proves troublesome for both. The second story explores the odd relationship between a female restaurant worker and another recently jilted police officer. The strange woman decides to regularly clean and redecorate the man's apartment in his absence, allowing the two to form a close intimacy without meeting face to face. Both stories present a beautifully atmospheric look at modern urban life and romance, with its combination of isolation and casual, unexpected meetings.
Movie rating: 8.0 / 10 (95656)
Directed by: Kar Wai Wong
Writer credits: Kar Wai Wong
Cast: Brigitte Lin - Tony Leung Chiu Wai - Faye Wong - Takeshi Kaneshiro - Valerie Chow
AKA: Chungking Jungle, Chung Hing sam lam, Chung King Express, Hong Kong Express, Чунгкiнзький експрес, Чунгкiнський експрес
