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- 1997
- Not Rated
- Kino Video
- 1 h 36 m
- 1997
- Not Rated
- Kino Video
- 1 h 36 m
Summary Yiu-Fai (Leung) and Po-Wing (Cheung) travel from Hong Kong to Argentina in an attempt to save their relationship.
Directed By: Kar-Wai Wong
Written By: Manuel Puig, Kar-Wai Wong
- 1997
- Not Rated
- Kino Video
- 1 h 36 m
- 1997
- Not Rated
- Kino Video
- 1 h 36 m
Happy Together
70
7.9
Where to Watch
Summary Yiu-Fai (Leung) and Po-Wing (Cheung) travel from Hong Kong to Argentina in an attempt to save their relationship.
Directed By: Kar-Wai Wong
Written By: Manuel Puig, Kar-Wai Wong
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
70
71% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
24% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
70
71% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
24% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Loose, buoyant and bracingly original.
Thanks largely to the raw bravery and intensity of the two leads' performances, Happy Together takes a quantum leap forward in terms of visceral power.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 49 User Ratings
7.9
80% Positive
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
16% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
4% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 49 User Ratings
7.9
80% Positive
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
16% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
4% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
This movie is so beautiful, so fragile, so distinguish, so disorientated, so lonely and so sad
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Happy Together is Wong's most fully realized work. It is a pleasure to watch an interesting mind feel his way, and the result is something more than just a passing fancy.
Style oozing from virtually every frame.
The vignettes don't add up to a story, but Wong's nervy brio and subterranean-fantasy style make for an arresting work about an exotic subculture.
An abundance of style and an almost total lack of substance make Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together a visually arresting but ultimately unrewarding excursion. [31 Oct 1997]
A toxic relationship on the verge of self-destruction.
It's simple, and at the same time it isn't.
At least not with Wong Kar-Wai. Even so, that doesn't mean that he was infallible, after all, this film has problems that don't get solved, especially how unattractive the characters are.
It's impossible to connect with them. Since either they show love, which is actually passion, or they're constantly attacking each other.
It's a miserable relationship, I tell you that.
They don't seem to work together, with some exceptions, yet their loneliness when apart consumes them.
That's a bad combination, no matter where you look at it from, because the result will never be good.
The result will not be healthy for either of them.
Happy Together is an interesting and contemplative observation that is raised by the sure and concise hand of its director, together with the very good performances of its leading duo.
But for me it was far from being a movie that grabs you in the first instance.
It's more like one where you have to let it sink in slowly, although it may not be satisfying once you get to the end of the road.
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my favorite wong kar wai film. so many layers and the best performance by Tony leung
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Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards
• 1 Win & 9 Nominations
Golden Horse Film Festival
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Golden Bauhinia Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
