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Fallen Angels (Traditional Chinese: 墮落天使; Simplified Chinese: 堕落天使; pinyin: Duòluò Tiānshǐ) is a 1995 Hong Kong movie written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Leon Lai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Michelle Reis, Charlie Yeung and Karen Mok. Fallen Angels is usually considered a companion piece to Chungking Express. It was originally conceived as the third story for Chungking Express, but Fallen Angels can be considered a sequel due to similar themes, locations and methods of filming, while one of the main characters lives in the Chungking Mansions and works at the Midnight Express food stall.
Plot outlineSpoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Fallen Angels, being shot and conducted in a modern way - using fast cuts, hand-cameras, strange light visuals - reminding one of a hip, glossy photo-magazine, is regularly compared to the 1960s films of Jean-Luc Godard, where you will end up not with conclusions but with impressions. SoundtrackFeatured in the "Fallen Angels" soundtrack is "Forget Him" by Shirley Kwan, one of the very few comtemporary Cantopop songs ever used by Wong Kar Wai in his films. Psychedelic and a little surreal, this track captures the aura of Fallen Angels, but could have also been chosen for its message-conveying title. Critical receptionIn the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert gave Fallen Angels three stars out of a possible four:"It's kind of exhausting and kind of exhilarating. It will appeal to the kinds of people you see in the Japanese animation section of the video store, with their sleeves cut off so you can see their tattoos. And to those who subscribe to more than three film magazines. And to members of garage bands. And to art students. It's not for your average moviegoers--unless of course, they want to see something new."[1]Stephen Holden of the New York Times was also admiring: "Fallen Angels is a densely packed suite of zany vignettes that have the autonomy of pop songs or stand-up comic riffs, all stitched together with repetitive shots of elevated trains, underground subway stations and teeming neon-lit streets. Although the story takes a tragic turn, the movie feels as weightless as the tinny pop music that keeps its restless midnight ramblers darting around the city like electronic toy figures in a gaming arcade."[2]
Box Office
On January 21, 1998, the film began a limited North American theatrical run through Kino International, grossing US $13,804 in its opening weekend in one American theatre. The final North American theatrical gross was US $163,145. Awards and nominations
See alsoExternal link Films directed by Wong Kar-wai
Feature films:
As Tears Go By (1988) •
Days of Being Wild (1991) •
Chungking Express (1994) •
Ashes of Time (1994) •
Fallen Angels (1995) •
Happy Together (1997) •
In the Mood for Love (2000) •
2046 (2004) •
Eros (The Hand) (2004) •
My Blueberry Nights (2007) •
The Lady from Shanghai (2008)
es:Fallen Angels it:Angeli perduti ja:天使の涙 ru:Падшие ангелы (фильм) zh:墮落天使 (1995年電影)
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