This visually gorgeous 1990 drama is one of the pinnacles of Hong Kong Cinema. Director Wong Kar-Wei and cinematographer Christopher Doyle spy on a lazy charmer as he works his way through a string of beautiful and damaged women during a sticky hot Hong Kong summer. Set in the 1960s and suffused with a cool rumba soundtrack, this film is an intoxicating celebration of beauty, sensuality, and dangerous pleasures. But as each affair turns sour, heartbreak and existential hopelessness tarnish the glow from the night before. These characters are seeking meaning in human connection, but none of them seems able to connect in any meaningful way. 309 Oak St. SE, Minneapolis; www.mnfilmarts.org/oakstreet
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