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This 2000 short film by Wong Kar Wai was made entirely out of print elements discovered in a California warehouse. It is set to Zhou Xuan’s song “Hua Yang De Nian Hua" and features actresses from the newly discovered films. (Source: CriterionChannel.com) ~~ Release date: Feb 12, 2001 (Festival) Edit Translation
- English
- Español
- Português (Brasil)
- 한국어
- Native Title: 花樣年華
- Also Known As: Hua Yang De Nian Hua , 花样年华
- Director: Wong Kar Wai
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"To those we remember fondly"
While looking for something to watch on the Criterion Channel, I stumbled across a short film by Wong Kar Wai. He made Hua Yang De Nian Hua (listed as Fa Yeung Nin Wa on MDL) while prepping for In the Mood for Love. Numerous old Chinese films thought lost were discovered during the 1990s in a warehouse in California, USA. Wong used the archival footage and spliced together images of glamorous actresses in a variety of roles and set the short film to the song Hua Yang De Nian Hua made famous by Zhou Xuan.Edited beautifully, the film flowed easily to the rhythm of the song that also used a clip from “Happy Birthday.” There weren’t any words, but it was gratifying to see a short film dedicated to women and their roles in Chinese and Hong Kong films. Dancing, smiling, crying, moments of love, sorrow, and violence were highlighted as well as some truly gorgeous costumes. At less than three minutes, definitely worth a watch.
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