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Days of Being Wild

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7.3/10 • 525

1990-12-151h 34m

CrimeDramaRomance

Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and the truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.

Directors
Wong Kar-wai
Writters
Wong Kar-wai, Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Editors
Wong Kar-wai, Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai, Patrick Tam

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  1. Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing

    Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing

    Yuddy

  2. Andy Lau Tak-Wah

    Andy Lau Tak-Wah

    Tide

  3. Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk

    Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk

    Su Li-zhen

  4. Carina Lau

    Carina Lau

    Leung Fung-ying

  5. Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau

    Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau

    Zeb

  6. Rebecca Pan

    Rebecca Pan

    Rebecca

  7. Tony Leung

    Tony Leung

    Chow Mo-wan

  8. Maritoni Fernandez

    Maritoni Fernandez

    Hotel Maid

  9. Alicia Alonzo

    Alicia Alonzo

    Housekeeper

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CinemaSerf

Feb 12, 2023

7/10

I suppose you might call the dashingly handsome "Yuddy" (Leslie Cheung) a bit of a Lothario. He has good looks and charm, and he sails through life thinking only of himself. His ideal existence comes to a bit of an abrupt halt, though, when his alcoholic courtesan of a mother "Rebecca" (Rebecca Pan) reveals to him in a drunken stupor that she isn't actually his mother at all. The rug has now been pulled from under his cocky feet and he now embarks on a rather self destructive journey to find out just who the real woman is. After an initial relationship with "Su Li-zhen" (Maggie Cheung) he finds himself hooked up with dancer "Mimi" (Carina Lau) but no nearer his ultimate goal. It's only when "Rebecca" decides to set off with her newest beau for a new life that she dispatches "Yuddy" to the Philippines where his answer lies. Meantime, "Su Li-zhen" has again found herself alone after her boyfriend decides to leave his police job and become a sailor. Is it all possible that the two might reconcile? Now, there is definitely something of the episodic - even soap opera - about this film. An unlikable and frankly selfish character seeking his own truth for his own reasons, but to be fair to the director and the writers, they manage to elevate it from the more tabloid and gradually develop the characters into creatures with whom we can, to an extent, empathise. There are façades all over the place, truth and honesty and trust are near, but in shadows - and the use of the dark, rainy, Hong Kong scenarios provides ample locations for all of those to hide - and from which to be discovered. Not my favourite of Wong Kar-wai's films - it is just a little predicable - but still, he packs lots into ninety minutes and the cast deliver well - especially Maggie Cheung - and I did enjoy it.

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Status
Released
Original Language
cn
Budget
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Revenue
$3,255,404.00
Keywords
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