Set in 1960s Hong Kong, Days of Being Wild follows Yuddy, a restless young man whose troubled relationships and search for his birth mother leave a trail of unfulfilled desires. Featuring an extraordinary ensemble cast led by Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung and Carina Lau, the film marked the emergence of Wong Kar-wai’s distinctive cinematic style.
Its dreamlike atmosphere, evocative music and lingering images transform a story of romantic disappointment into a meditation on memory, identity and the passage of time. At once intimate and elusive, the film asks whether we can ever truly escape our past.
Film Studies - Wong Kar-wai: Love, Time and the City
Few filmmakers have captured the beauty, loneliness and emotional complexity of modern life quite like Wong Kar-wai.
Director Wong Kar-Wai
Year 1990
Duration
1h 34m
Language Cantonese with English subtitles
Cast Leslie Cheung, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung