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Chungking ExpressOther

by Wong Kar Wai

Who uses, recommends or left Chungking Express, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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American actress of stage and screen, known for The Leftovers, Fargo, The Gilded Age and the third season of The White Lotus (2025), and for Gone Girl (2014) on film.
loved

Chungking Express was the first Wong Kar Wai film I saw, and I remember feeling uplifted when it was over.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Carrie Coon, the entry for Chungking Express.

2020-12-02·criterion.com ↗

French writer, filmmaker and theatre director; his films include Dans Paris (2006), Love Songs (2007), Beloved (2011) and Sorry Angel (2018).
loved

It’s Chungking Express that taught me to love badly. And to eat canned pineapples.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Christophe Honoré, the entry for Chungking Express.

2019-02-27·criterion.com ↗

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