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films saturated in deep and meaningful tones, with the tinge of love; the guy in the cafe with
visual metaphors developed to emphasise the his box full of cigarettes waits for a love
melodrama of the story, we can read into the unanswered; the neon street lights are witnesses
narrative without relying on dialogue as an aid.” of the sorrow of age old lovers giving a final
(Rosie Torres) shot to the starry dynamos in the machinery of
a night. Wong’s films are a toast to the

Maybe what the world needs is love. The unanswered calls of these lovers and the
waste land of Hong Kong remains vibrant remains of them are gathered through the
music of Shigeru Umebayashi.

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