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1990 Certificate 12
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York was abandoned in his childhood, and spent much of his youth drifting from one friendship to the next, in the hope of discovering the identity of his birth mother. Though his foster mother is aware that she moved to the Philippines, she refuses to tell York. Yet, thanks to one of his lovers, he discovers her location and .. Read more

Starring Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung
Director Wong Kar-Wai
Genres Drama

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Days Of Being Wild

York was abandoned in his childhood, and spent much of his youth drifting from one friendship to the next, in the hope of discovering the identity of his birth mother. Though his foster mother is aware that she moved to the Philippines, she refuses to tell York. Yet, thanks to one of his lovers, he discovers her location and decides to uncover the truth once and for all...

Starring Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Carina Lau, Rebecca Pan
Director Wong Kar-Wai
Studio PALISADES TARTAN
Run time DVD: 1 hr 34 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Drama
Language DVD: Madarin
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 24 Jan 2007
Production year: 1990
Format DVD
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  • 4 stars out of 5

    This stylish, intricately structured drama not only harks back to the 1960s, but also explores the fears attending Hong Kong's handover to China. Leslie Cheung excels as a rebel with the cause of tracing his Filipino mother, callously leaving the broken hearts of waitress Maggie Cheung and showgirl Carina Lau in his wake. Two years in production, and strikingly shot by Christopher Doyle, Wong Kar-Wai's second feature was such a flop at the domestic box office that a sequel was abandoned (hence the incomprehensibility of Tony Leung's late-arriving character). However, internationally, it confirmed Wong's reputation as a rising art house star.

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  • 2 stars out of 4

    A stylish account of the disaffected and rootless young which eschews straightforward narrative for a more complex approach, strong on atmosphere and period re-creation.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
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  • 13 out of 13 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    In the mood for Wong Kar Wei?

    If you like Wong Kar Wai you will probably enjoy this film, but for me it wasn't in the same league as his later work. I started to watch this with a friend from Hong Kong and we gave up because of the dubbed mandarin. I returned to it later and enjoyed it, despite the loss of the actors original vocal performances. One for WKW completests. I suggest seeing 'In the mood for love first' to find out if you are in the mood for this directors other work, I'm a fan.

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    language issues

    this tartan release is in mandarin. a bit anoying... no very anoying considering the original language should be cantonese. as such none of the actors voices are in this dub. of course this only matters if you can tell the difference.

    other than that, the film is exellent, the dvd content is bare.

      • A customer from london
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    • York was abandoned in his childhood, and spent much of his youth drifting from one friendship to the next, in the hope of discovering the identity of his birth mother. Though his foster mother is ...