While lacking Wong's later kinetic editing, Days of Being Wild is still infused with his concerns with time, timepieces standing out as the most cited prop. Set in Hong Kong and the Phillipines in 1961, Days' passes the time with the vain, sexually opportunistic Yuddy (Leslie Cheung), a quiet scoundrel who sleeps around with women, protects and badgers his alcoholic gigolo-addicted aunt/cash supply, and haphazardly pursues the whereabouts of his biological mother. But the movie also makes time for other characters: Lai (Maggie Cheung), the snack bar clerk who rejects and then forever haunts Yuddy, Mimi (Carina Lau), the good-time girl who won't let Yuddy go, the cop (Andy Lau) who tries to court Lai and finds his life persistently intersecting Yuddy's while he waits for Lai's phone call, and Yuddy's best friend (Jacky Cheung) who idolizes Yuddy even if it won't get him his women. READ MORE

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Starring
Leslie Cheung - Andy Lau
Maggie Cheung - Jacky Cheung
Alex Man - Carina Lau
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Director
Wong Kar-wai

Cinematographer
Chris Doyle