Fallen Angels

film by Wong Kar-Wai [1995]

Also known as: “Dohlok tinsi”

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Fallen Angels (1995) is a film by Wong Kar-wai, structured as two distinct stories. The first narrative follows a Triad dispatcher who loves the hit man she employs, though they rarely meet. The second story centers on a mute man who develops feelings for a woman fixated on her ex-boyfriend. The film is noted for its highly stylized visual approach, featuring numerous wide-angle shots and jump cuts. Wong Kar-wai is known for his atmospheric films exploring themes of memory, longing, and the passage of time, often gaining international recognition for his meditations on love.1

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…next film, Dohlok tinsi (1995; Fallen Angels), is also structured as two stories. In the first, a dispatcher for the Triad loves the hit man she employs but almost never meets. In the second, a mute man falls for a woman obsessed with her ex-boyfriend. Fallen Angels, with its many…
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…next film, Dohlok tinsi (1995; Fallen Angels), is also structured as two stories. In the first, a dispatcher for the Triad loves the hit man she employs but almost never meets. In the second, a mute man falls for a woman obsessed with her ex-boyfriend. Fallen Angels, with its many…
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