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International praise was heaped on the 1994 “Chungking Express,” a quirky romantic comedy that Quentin Tarantino liked so much that he selected it as the first product of his Rolling Thunder distribution company.
Lam said Wong knows how to appeal to the Western audience with carefully crafted strategies.
“You can see Wong Kar-wai is very calculated in his market strategies — in the whole filmmaking and in casting. He uses actors who appeal to the international market. His film scores are always in the European style,” he said.
Wong, who is always seen in his trademark dark glasses, is highly regarded for his ability to bring out the best in his actors, making international stars out of Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung.
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