This study of Hong Kong cult director Wong Kar-wai provides an overview of his career and in-depth analysis of his seven feature films to date. Teo probes Wong’s cinematic and literary influences – from Martin Scorsese to Haruki Murakami – yet shows how Wong transcends them all.

This study of Hong Kong cult director Wong Kar-wai provides an overview of his career and in-depth analysis of his seven feature films to date. Teo probes Wong’s cinematic and literary influences – from Martin Scorsese to Haruki Murakami – yet shows how Wong transcends them all.