Wong Kar-wai Aligns with Annapurna for Gucci Movie
Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 9:00AM A piece of advice for these turbulent, trying times in America: appreciate beauty and take good news where you can find it. Luckily for fans of master director Wong Kar-wai, Indiewire just reported a lovely blend of both. Poised to bring his eleventh film to the big screen with the help of Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures, Wong’s follow-up to 2013’s elegant wuxia The Grandmaster will be a (no doubt, very nice looking) movie centered around the Gucci dynasty and the murderous, complicated family drama swirling around it. There’s absolutely nothing surprising about hearing the names Gucci and Wong Kar-Wai within the same breath; style recognizes style.
In the interim between now and whenever the film’s release – and in the spirit of swooning more and swooning often – I recommend watching this scrumptious interlude from In the Mood for Love on a loop until you melt into the iconic pot of noodles that Maggie Cheung so gracefully swings. What's your favorite Wong Kar-wai?
Reader Comments (6)
I thought he was working on a period movie set in his native Shanghai and based upon some short stories but it seems you have to wait for WKW love letter to his long lost town (but he will have to make THAT movie soon). I remember when some Hollywood A-listers were interested in Gucci Murder. Yes, I'm pretty sure it will be nice looking!
I get the admiration for In the Mood for Love, but 2046 is easily my favorite, with Chungking Express probably being my second choice.
Happy Together, always.
Chungking Express is my favorite WKW film as I love The Grandmaster in its full 130-minute version instead of the horrible American version by Harvey Scissorhands.
I'm with ScottC^, 2046 is far and away my favorite Wong Kar-Wai, followed by Chungking Express. I'd say Fallen Angels and Happy Together tie for third, followed by In the Mood for Love (somehow I couldn't get into it)
I know In the Mood for Love is his masterpiece, but my personal favorites are Fallen Angels and Days of Being Wild. Fallen Angels is seen as a double feature with Chungking Express, and for my money it was better than CE. Days of Being Wild was the first film that he experienced with the styles that later would become his trademark. Both are rather heartfelt for me