Wong Kar-Wai: Auteur of Time

Wong Kar-Wai: Auteur of Time
ISBN-10
1839021268
ISBN-13
9781839021268
Series
Wong Kar-Wai
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
191
Language
English
Published
2019-07-25
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Author
Stephen Teo

Description

This study of Hong Kong cult director Wong Kar-wai provides an overview of his career and in-depth analysis of his seven feature films to date. Teo probes Wong's cinematic and literary influences - from Martin Scorsese to Haruki Murakami - yet shows how Wong transcends them all.

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