Happy Together Movie Review 1996

Lovers Lai Yiu-Fai (Leung) and Ho Po-Wing (Cheung) travel to Argentina from Hong Kong looking for adventure but soon go their separate ways. Lai is working as a doorman at a tango bar when a badly beaten Ho unexpectedly re-enters his life. Lai looks after the self-destructive Ho but his restlessness causes him to desert Lai once again, even as Lai befriends young Taiwanese Chang (Chen). After Chang returns to Taipei, Lai begins to suffer from depression and serious homesickness, as well as still worrying about Ho. Edgy visuals and playful performances bely a serious nature. Chinese and Spanish with subtitles.

Distribution

Kino International, 333 W. 39th St., Ste. 503, New York, NY 10018, Phone: (212)629-6880, Toll-free: 800-562-3330, Fax: (212)714-0871, Email: contact@kino.com, URL: http://www.kino.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.
Originally from Hong Kong.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Gays, South America

Screenplay

Wong Kar-Wai

Cast

Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Chang Chen

Cinematography

Christopher Doyle

Director

Wong Kar-Wai

Music

Danny Chung

Producer

Chan Ye Cheng, Wong Kar-Wai, Jet Tone Productions, Golden Harvest

Awards

Cannes 1997: Director (Kar-Wai).