Fallen Angels (1995)
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Wong Kar-wai's Fallen Angels is a sequel of sorts to the director's 1994 U.S. breakthrough Chungking Express. Expanding on the latter's style, themes, and mood, Fallen Angels is set in the surreal milieu of urban, nighttime Hong Kong. As with the filmmaker's other features, plot takes a back seat to mood. The wisp of a narrative intercuts two story lines. The first follows a hitman (Leon Lai) who finds that the assassin's life has slowly lost its allure. Complicating his life is his beautiful contact (Michele Reis, a former Miss Hong Kong winner) who pines after him with fetishistic ardor, although the two have never met in their nearly three-year partnership. In another part of the city, He (Takeshi Kaneshiro), a mute, boyish ex-convict, makes a living by sneaking into and running businesses after hours. Still living with his father who runs the Chungking Mansions hotel, the restless Ho falls for Cherry (Charlie Yeung), a woman getting over her breakup with the offscreen Johnny. The movie follows these episodic romances almost half-heartedly as with Wong's other films, and digressionary moments attract much of the camera's distracted gaze. This visually stylish and unabashedly effusive work is considered by some critics to be the quintessential Wong film. ~ Elbert Ventura, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 96 mins
Complete Cast:
- Leon Lai - Wong Chi-Ming
- Takeshi Kaneshiro - He Zhiwu
- Karen Mok - Blondie
- Chen Wan-lei - He Zhiwu's Father
- Kwan Lee-Na - Woman Pressed to Buy Vegetables
- Wu Yuk-Ho - Man Forced to Have His Clothes Washed
- Michelle Reis - Agent/Killer's boss
- Charlie Yeung - Cherry
- Chan Fai-hung - Man Forced to Eat Ice-Cream
- Kong To-Hoi - Ah-Hoi
- Toru Saito - Sato
- Director(s):
- Wong Kar-Wai
- Writer(s):
- Wong Kar-Wai
- Producer(s):
- Wong Kar-Wai, Chen Yi-cheng
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