As Tears Go By - 1988 - Wong Kar Wai
Hong Kong was cool in the 80s.
Cantopop was at its height,
Triad gangs were knifing each other,
And Wong Kar Wai was making his first film.
It must have been great.
As Tears Go By even uses “Take My Breath Away” as its theme song.
Unfortunately the DVD available in the UK is a Mandarin dub, and doesn’t feature any of the great 80s music. Which is a shame.
Nevertheless As Tears Go By is good. It’s about gangs and honour amongst criminals.
And it’s got Maggie (plus 80s pop legend Andy Lau)
what choice do you have?
