After discovering that he's adopted, Yuddy sets off in search of his real mother. In between, he's disputed by two women, Su Lizhen and Mimi.
Made with a darker tone and mood, and with a less plastic and eccentric aesthetic that characterizes the director, Days of Being Wild is a tragic story about emotions and the endless search for the meaning of our existence.
Alone, even surrounded by people, the protagonist, Yuddy, is the center of a complex story where eroticism and the raw and honest feeling get mixed up, with great contrasts between the characters, which are full of personal conflicts and lack of peace. It's a great character study, especially for the path that it takes when comes to explore the sexual issue, with no use of explicit or provocative scenes, using only suggestion and dialogues as catalysts for action.
The score plays an important role, much more than the photography (slower movements and "noisier" scenery), which is good, but nowhere near my favorite in Wong Kar-Wai's filmography.
For many it's Kar-Wai masterpiece, for me, it's an important film , which completes the almost immaculate circle of Kar-Wai filmography.
Made with a darker tone and mood, and with a less plastic and eccentric aesthetic that characterizes the director, Days of Being Wild is a tragic story about emotions and the endless search for the meaning of our existence.
Alone, even surrounded by people, the protagonist, Yuddy, is the center of a complex story where eroticism and the raw and honest feeling get mixed up, with great contrasts between the characters, which are full of personal conflicts and lack of peace. It's a great character study, especially for the path that it takes when comes to explore the sexual issue, with no use of explicit or provocative scenes, using only suggestion and dialogues as catalysts for action.
The score plays an important role, much more than the photography (slower movements and "noisier" scenery), which is good, but nowhere near my favorite in Wong Kar-Wai's filmography.
For many it's Kar-Wai masterpiece, for me, it's an important film , which completes the almost immaculate circle of Kar-Wai filmography.