A step in a new direction for the very stylish and always fascinating Hong Kong director.
Happy Together (1997)
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Reviews Counted: 27
Fresh: 21
Rotten:6
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: HAPPY TOGETHER chronicles the stormy affair of a gay couple (Hong Kong superstars Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung) living as expatriates in Buenos Aires. The two possess very divergent ways of dealing with the world; Lai is more responsible,... HAPPY TOGETHER chronicles the stormy affair of a gay couple (Hong Kong superstars Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung) living as expatriates in Buenos Aires. The two possess very divergent ways of dealing with the world; Lai is more responsible, holding down a job at a tango club, while Ho turns tricks for a living. Inevitably, they grow apart painfully, but when Lai finds Ho beaten severely by a bad trick, the pair set about making another try. Stunning camera work by cinematographer Christopher Doyle. [More]
Starring: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Leslie Cheung
Starring: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Leslie Cheung
Director: Kar-Wai Wong
Director: Kar-Wai Wong
Screenwriter: Kar-Wai Wong
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Reviews for Happy Together
When they are together, they are miserable and constantly bicker; when they are apart, they mope around, wallowing in their lonely sadness.
A vibrant, painful, and deeply nostalgic "wish you were(n't) here" from two uprooted immigrants yearning for emotional security, for their homeland, and for each other.
Possibly Wong Kar-Wai's best film, playing probing variations on the theme of strained companionship.
Through its stunning imagery, it creates an intimate visual essay about the mood swings of a love affair.
... creative visuals that offer insights into character that linger long after seeing the film, all with the power to touch the heart
A take-no-prisoners movie from one of Hong Kong's most idiosyncratic, shoot-from-the-hip filmmakers that's the very antithesis of sentimental gay love stories.
Wong doesn't show us any of the sparks that can still be struck between lovers who argue constantly.
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