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AWAY WITH WORDS

Director: Christopher Doyle
Runtime: 90 mins
Year: 1999
Country: Hong Kong
Language: English, Japanese, Cantonese
Subtitle: English
Colour:Colour
Speciality: Wong Kar Wai’s loyal (& equally eccentric) cinematographer, Christopher Doyle’s first directorial venture, makes not a film, but a painting with haunting imagery and brilliant cinematography. As Doyle himself puts in, "It's called AWAY WITH WORDS because that's what I do… translate words into images.”
Palador DVD Code:PFE0035b1
Available As: Part of ‘Wong Kar Wai Box Set ’

Synopsis

Asano has an amazing memory, with words forming tangible shapes, tastes and colours in his mind. Kevin, meanwhile, is a flamboyant, hospitable man who in an inebriated state, cannot even remember the name of the street he lives on. When the two meet, words end up being a burden in the relationship. Directed by the brilliant cinematographer Christopher Doyle, ‘Away with Words’ is an intoxicating melange of thoughts, emotions and images.

Credits

CAST (in credits order)

Character	Actor's name
Presenter	Neil Innes

Comments

'Wng-kar wai's visual master creates a visual blur between fiction and Reality' - Voice & Sound

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