Are you making choices for now or for the future? AS TEARS GO BY, the debut film by acclaimed Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai, occasionally feels like a sketch of the oeuvre to come – but in its strongest moments, it’s an essential part of his filmography.

Returning guest and Wong Kar Wai stan Jenny Ackerson helps us pick apart the film’s use of visual form, tragedy, and hubris as they would come to define the filmmaker’s heartfelt signature.

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Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: “Take My Breath Away” by Sandy Lam from the AS TEARS GO BY soundtrack.