QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Wong Kar Wai?

Saturday, December 3, 2011 Alex Carlson

With our Wong Kar Wai marathon nearing an end, we thought it was time for trivia about the Hong Kong auteur. Answer the ten questions below and see how well you know the enigmatic director.

Which one of Wong Kar Wai's films earned him the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival?

Days of Being Wild

Ashes of Time

Chungking Express

Happy Together

Which of the following Wong Kar Wai films did NOT employ Christopher Doyle as cinematographer?

In the Mood for Love

Fallen Angels

As Tears Go By

Happy Together

Which actor has appeared in more Wong Kar Wai movies than any other (7 films)?

Maggie Cheung

Tony Leung

Andy Lau

Carina Lau

In 'Days of Being Wild,' Maggie Cheung plays a character named “Su Li-Zhen.” Which actress performs a role with this same name in another Wong Kar Wai film?

Gong Li

Brigitte Lin

Faye Wong

Norah Jones

Which is Wong Kar Wai's only film to achieve significant success at the worldwide Box Office?

In the Mood for Love

2046

As Tears Go By

Chungking Express

For what film did composer Shigeru Umebayashi originally write the recurring music that appears in 'In the Mood for Love'?

Days of Being Wild

Carmen from Kayachi

Tokarefu

Yumeji

Wong Kar Wai is known for numerous unique filmmaking traits. Which of these is NOT something he is known for?

Wearing Sunglasses on Set

Directing Without a Script

Requiring His Actors to Speak English on Set

Flourescent Colors in FIlms

In 'Fallen Angels,' why does Ho Chi Moo (Takeshi Kaneshiro) not speak?

He took a vow of silence upon losing his first love

He ate an expired can of pineapples

He was born a mute

No reason is given

Which of Wong Kar Wai's films offered his take on the popular wuxia (martial arts swordplay) genre and was a massive Box Office flop?

As Tears Go By

Ashes of Time

Happy Together

My Blueberry Nights

Which Wong Kar Wai performer does not also star in an Ang Lee film?

Maggie Cheung

Zhang Ziyi

Chang Chen

Tony Leung

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