In this episode we talk about what Hong Kong film Happy Together by director Wong Kar-wai. Released in 1997, Happy Together is hailed as a seminal gay classic. A tale of a tumultuous coupling between gay couple Ho Po-Wing and Lai Yiu-Fai whose relationship appears to be continually in the throes of crisis, seemingly before but mostly after they migrate from Hong Kong to Buenos Aires in a bid to visit the Iguazu Falls.

Its a latter entry in the 90s New Queer Cinema, and one of Kar-wai’s most lauded films. Perhaps for its unabashed portrayal of these queer lives, unvarnished and true to life, as well as a multitude of moments of stunning beauty that one is accustomed to with the director’s films.

For this episode I had the pleasure to have once again have with film programmer and critic Alex Davidson, whose knowledge and insight on the film and Wong Kar-wai’s body of work is truly impressive.

I hope you enjoy listening….

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Music: Avant Garde by @tinymusic_aka_florianseraul

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