Description
Critically acclaimed effort from Wong Kar-Wai, set in Hong Kong in 1962 and centering on newspaper reporter Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung) and executive assistant Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung), two married people who move into the same cramped Shanghai apartment complex. While dining together, they realize that their respective spouses are having an affair behind their backs. This discovery brings Chow and Su closer and, eventually, into their own romantic tryst. 97 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Cantonese and French DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio; Subtitles: English; featurettes; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer; more. In Cantonese and French with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K digital restoration with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, both supervised and approved by director Wong Kar Wai
- One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Documentary from 2001 by Wong, chronicling the making of the film
- Hua yang de nian hua (2000), a short film by Wong
- Interview and cinema lesson from 2001 featuring Wong
- Press conference from the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival with actors Maggie Cheung Man Yuk and Tony Leung Chiu Wai
- Interview from 2012 with critic Tony Rayns about the soundtrack
- Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Wong
- Music video
- Trailer
- PLUS: A new essay by novelist Charles Yu
Cover by Nessim Higson
Criterion Collection:
Since 1984, the Criterion Collection has been dedicated to publishing important classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. No matter the medium—from laserdisc to DVD and Blu-ray to streaming—Criterion has maintained its pioneering commitment to presenting each film as its maker would want it seen, in state-of-the-art restorations with special features designed to encourage repeated watching and deepen the viewer’s appreciation of the art of film.
4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region A (locked)
ALL PRODUCTS ARE ORDERED FROM THE SUPPLIER ON ORDER CONFIRMATION.
ESTIMATE DISPATCH 7 to 18 BUSINESS DAYS.