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Days of Being Wild

You can hold me, but not my heart.

1990 · 1h 34m · Not Rated Crime, Drama, Romance
Directed by Wong Kar-Wai

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Overview

Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.

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91%
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Fresh

Needless to say a must-see for Wongcolytes, Days of Being Wild is also an excellent entry point for people who haven't yet caught this most exotic and habit-forming of cinematic bugs.

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Fresh

Every shot is perfectly composed and compelling, with light and shadow manipulated to maximum effect.

Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

It now seems like a promising apprentice work, almost a blueprint for the writer-director's most acclaimed and famous film, In the Mood for Love.

John Hartl, Seattle Times
Fresh

There are images in Days that can make your heart stop for no other reason than that they're perfect.

Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Fresh

It may have been released in the olden days of 1991, but Wong Kar-Wai's Days of Being Wild remains pulsatingly contemporary.

Desson Thomson, Washington Post

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