As Tears Go By

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As Tears Go By
Directed by	Wong Kar-wai
Produced by	???
Written by	Wong Kar-wai
Starring	Maggie Cheung Andy Lau Jacky Cheung
Distributed by	Kino International
Release date(s)	???
Running time	102 min
Language	Cantonese
Budget	???
IMDb profile

As Tears Go By (Traditional Chinese: 旺角卡門; Simplified Chinese: 旺角卡门; pinyin: wàngjiǎo kǎmén; lit. Mongkok Carmen) is a 1988 Hong Kong movie, directed by Wong Kar-wai. Critics have compared the film to Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, as the central plot revolves around a small time gangster trying to keep his smaller time gangster friend out of trouble.

[edit] Awards and nominations

• 1989 Hong Kong Film Awards
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (Jacky Cheung)
  • Won: Best Art Direction (William Chang)
  • Nominated: Best Picture
  • Nominated: Best Director (Wong Kar-wai)
  • Nominated: Best Actor (Andy Lau)
  • Nominated: Best Actress (Maggie Cheung)
  • Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Alex Man)
  • Nominated: Best Cinematography (Lau Wai-keung)
  • Nominated: Best Film Editing (Cheong Pi-tak)
  • Nominated: Best Original Score (Chung Ting-yat)

[edit] Cast includes

• Andy Lau
• Maggie Cheung
• Jacky Cheung
• William Chang
• Kau Lam
• Alex Man
• Ronald Wong

[edit] Box Office

During its Hong Kong theatrical run, As Tears Go By grossed HK $11,532,283. It remains Wong Kar Wai's highest-grossing film in Hong Kong, and his only film to gross over HK $10 million.

Films Directed by Wong Kar-wai

Feature Films As Tears Go By (1988) | Days of Being Wild (1991) | Chungking Express (1994) | Ashes of Time (1994) | Fallen Angels (1995) | Happy Together (1997) | In the Mood for Love (2000) | 2046 (2004) | Eros (The Hand) (2004) | My Blueberry Nights (2007) | The Lady from Shanghai (2007) Short Films wkw/tk/1996@7′55″hk.net (1996) | Hua Yang De Nian Hua (2000) | The Hire: The Follow (2001) | Six Days (2002)