Chungking Express
Andrew Webster
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Wong Kar-wai, the director behind and In the Mood For Love, made his first TV series with the 30-episode-long Blossoms Shanghai, which aired in China in 2023. And soon you'll be able to watch it yourself: it's coming to the Criterion Channel 'later this year.'
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