Rent Days of Being Wild (1990)
3.7 of 5 from 118 ratings
1h 34min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Hong Kong 1960: York is a vain, amoral sexual predator abandoned in his childhood. In his youth he drifts through a series of casual friendships and affairs with one purpose, to discover the identity of his natural mother. She has long since moved to the Philippines and his foster mother refuses refuses to tell him. As one of York's lovers courts a policeman and they instigate a passing romance, York travels to the Philippines in search of the truth.
- Actors:
- Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Rebecca Pan, Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Danilo Antunes, Mei-Mei Hung, Ling-Hung Ling, Tita Muñoz, Alicia Alonzo, Elena Lim So, Maritoni Fernandez, Angela Ponos, Nonong Talbo
- Directors:
- Kar-Wai Wong
- Producers:
- Rover Tang
- Writers:
- Jeffrey Lau, Kar-Wai Wong
- Aka:
- A Fei jingjyuhn
- Studio:
- Tartan
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Top 10 Films By Year, Top Films of 1990: Vol. 2
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 31/05/2021
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New program in which Wong answers questions submitted by authors Andre Aciman and Jonathan Lethem; filmmakers Sofia Coppola, Rian Johnson, Lisa Joy, and Chloe Zhao; cinematographers Philippe Le Sourd and Bradford Young; and filmmakers and founders/creative directors of Rodarte Kate and Laura Mulleavy
- Alternate version of 'Days of Being Wild', on home video for the first time
- Extended version of 'The Hand', a 2004 short film by Wong, available in the U.S. for the first time Hua yang de nian hua, a 2000 short film by Wong
- Interview and "cinema lesson" with Wong from 2001
- Several programs featuring interviews with Wong; cinematographer Christopher Doyle; actors Maggie Cheung Man Yuk, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Chang Chen, Faye Wong, and Ziyi Zhang; and others
- Deleted scenes, alternate endings, behind-the-scenes footage, a promo reel, music videos, and trailers
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Reviews (2) of Days of Being Wild
Audio problems - Days of Being Wild review by CP Customer
This DVD release has the original Cantonese dubbed over in Mandarin which takes away a lot of the atmosphere that Wong Kar Wai's films usually have.
3 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
This is the Criterion Collection version - Days of Being Wild review by AER
The other review comment refers to the Tartan release pictured - the one that I was sent is the updated Criterion Collection version with restored picture and audio. This is the first time I've seen Days of Being Wild and whilst it contains so many elements that I love about Wong Kar Wai's films, the main male character is such a turd that I couldn't relate to his fate. The reminder of the cast is less well-drawn yet more intriguing. For fans of this Hong Kong master, it's this film that you can begin to see the development of ideas that would become fully fleshed out in films like Happy Together, In The Mood For Love, and Chungking Express. This is second division Wong Kar Wai like My Blueberry Nights and 2046.
5 out of 10
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.