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FILM DIRECTOR

Wong Kar-wai

1958 - Today

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Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure of Hong Kong cinema, Wong is considered a contemporary auteur, and ranks third on Sight & Sound's 2002 poll of the greatest filmmakers of the previous 25 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wong Kar-wai has received more than 3,791,324 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Wong Kar-wai is the 145th most popular film director (up from 194th in 2019), the 236th most popular biography from China (up from 300th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Film Director.

Wong Kar-wai is most famous for his films, which are often characterized by their slow pace, visual style, and romanticism.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Wong Kar-wai ranks 145 out of 1,581. Before him are Josef von Sternberg, Joel Schumacher, Lasse Hallström, Blake Edwards, Jacques Demy, and Joseph L. Mankiewicz. After him are Victor Sjöström, Abel Gance, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Jan Švankmajer, Ed Wood, and Joris Ivens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Wong Kar-wai ranks 27. Before him are Mehmet Ali Ağca, Lyudmila Putina, Ice-T, Jamal Khashoggi, Kevin Bacon, and Bruce Dickinson. After him are Éric Zemmour, Janez Janša, Ellen DeGeneres, Ralf Rangnick, Chris Columbus, and Annette Bening.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wong Kar-wai ranks 236 out of 1,392. Before him are Empress Wanrong (1906), Zhao Bing (1271), Pujie (1907), Di Renjie (630), Guo Jia (170), and Liu Hui (225). After him are Cao Xueqin (1724), Huang Zhong (148), Heshen (1750), Tsung-Dao Lee (1926), Emperor Cheng of Han (-51), and Zhang Jue (200).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Wong Kar-wai ranks 3. Before him are Zhang Yimou (1950) and John Woo (1946). After him are Terence Young (1915), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), Chen Kaige (1952), Lo Wei (1918), Edward Yang (1947), King Hu (1932), Ann Hui (1947), Chang Cheh (1923), and Chloé Zhao (1982).

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Filmography

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