As Tears Go By (film)

As Tears Go By (film)
As Tears Go By
Directed by Wong Kar-wai
Written by Wong Kar-wai
Starring Andy Lau
Maggie Cheung
Jacky Cheung
Distributed by Kino International
Release date(s) 9 June 1988 (1988-06-09)
Running time 102 minutes
Language Cantonese & Mandarin
Box office HK$11,532,283 (HK)
$9,436 (US)[1]

As Tears Go By (simplified Chinese: 旺角卡门; traditional Chinese: 旺角卡門; pinyin: Wàngjiǎo Kǎmén; Jyutping: Wong6gok3 Kaa1mun4; lit. Mongkok Carmen) is a 1988 Hong Kong film that was the directorial debut of Wong Kar-wai. Critics have compared the film to Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, as the central plot revolves around a small time gangster trying to keep his smaller-time gangster friend out of trouble.

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Awards and nominations

  • 1989 Hong Kong Film Awards
    • Won: Best Supporting Actor (Jacky Cheung)
    • Won: Best Art Direction (William Chang)
    • Nominated: Best Picture
    • Nominated: Best Director (Wong Kar-wai)
    • Nominated: Best Actor (Andy Lau)
    • Nominated: Best Actress (Maggie Cheung)
    • Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Alex Man)
    • Nominated: Best Cinematography (Andrew Lau)
    • Nominated: Best Film Editing (Cheong Pi-tak)
    • Nominated: Best Original Score (Chung Ting-yat)

Cast includes

[2] [3]

See also

Box office

During its Hong Kong theatrical run, As Tears Go By grossed HK $11,532,283. It remains Wong Kar Wai's highest-grossing film in Hong Kong, and his only film to gross over HK $10 million.

References

  1. ^ "As Tears Go By". BoxOfficeMojo.com. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=astearsgoby.htm. Retrieved July 22, 2011. 
  2. ^ "As Tears Go By". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096461/. Retrieved July 23, 2010. 
  3. ^ "As Tears Go By". chinesemov.com. http://chinesemov.com/1988/As%20Tears%20Go%20By.html. Retrieved July 23, 2010. 

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