Happy Together
C hun gwong ja sit Hong Kong 1997 | Wong Kar Wai | vostEN | 96’ | dig ital | Cast : Leslie Cheung\, Tony Leung\, Chang Chen
.► Prix de la mise en scène\, Cannes 1997
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In a tiny and grimy Buen os Aires flat\, two penniless Hong Kongers are locked in a volatile relati onship. The predicament of these characters\, played by Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung\, serves as a powerful metaphor for the anxiety and identity cr ises of Hong Kong citizens facing the 1997 British handover to China. Cheu ng’s magnetic\, self-destructive spin on his star persona clashes brilli antly with Leung’s trademark quiet intensity\, using their characters’ toxic chemistry to paint a hallucinatory and enthralling picture of exile and heartbreak. While the breathtaking 35mm cinematography – here\, a m ix of black-and-white and poisonous colours – is expected in a Wong Kar Wai picture\, this queer\, Argentina-set story marks an exciting narrative departure for the director. Yet\, with Happy Together.\, Wong confirmed once and for all hi s title as the global auteur of cinematic longing.
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«& nbsp\;Thanks largely to the raw bravery and intensity of the two leads’ performances\, \;Happy Together \;takes a quantum leap fo rward in terms of visceral power. Despite the unearthly beauty of this fil m’s world\, I suspect you’ll feel it merging with your own reality\, i nvesting your emotions with richer significance and\, perhaps\, making old memories and yearnings burn with fresh intensity. \;» (Austin Chroni cle)
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« \;A major par t of why \;Happy Together \;feels as raw and rough as it does boils down to the chemistry Leung and Cheung exhibit on-screen. This makes it nearly impossible to side with one over the other: both are to bl ame for the constant friction in their relationship\, but both are equally capable of tenderness. Even after all these years\, very few queer relati onships on-screen have come this close to capturing the forever-shifting p ower dynamics of love in a way that is honest without being grim\, and ent ertaining without being melodramatic. » (The Asian Cut)
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