Q 01/05

Though his films are steeped in Hong Kong, Wong Kar-wai was born in 1958 in which mainland Chinese city?

A) Shanghai

B) Beijing

C) Guangzhou

D) Nanjing

Answer · why

A) Shanghai

Shanghai was home until he was five, when his parents left for Hong Kong; the border closed before his older brother and sister could follow, and he d...

Q 02/05

What job did Wong Kar-wai's father take after the family moved to Hong Kong?

A) Running a cinema

B) Managing a nightclub

C) Running a mahjong parlour

D) Leading a dance band

Answer · why

B) Managing a nightclub

Managing a nightclub put him in charge of the Bayside, which Wong remembers as one of Hong Kong's best, smart enough to host the Beatles when they cam...

Q 03/05

Before a television training course set him on the road to directing, what did Wong Kar-wai study at the Hong Kong Polytechnic?

A) Journalism

B) Film production

C) Graphic design

D) Architecture

Answer · why

C) Graphic design

Graphic design led not to a studio but to a television network's training course for would-be directors, where he ended up writing scripts instead.

Q 04/05

Which 1988 crime drama was Wong Kar-wai's directorial debut?

A) Days of Being Wild

B) Final Victory

C) The Haunted Cop Shop

D) As Tears Go By

Answer · why

D) As Tears Go By

As Tears Go By was the safe gangster picture his backers wanted, and its success with Hong Kong audiences paid for the far more personal film he made ...

Q 05/05

Wong's debut feature was inspired by which Martin Scorsese film?

A) Mean Streets

B) Taxi Driver

C) Goodfellas

D) Raging Bull

Answer · why

A) Mean Streets

Mean Streets lent the story of a small-time gangster forever bailing out a reckless friend, and critics likened Jacky Cheung's frenzied turn to Robert...