It is the defining mark of a great director, however, who is able to take that camera, and create a true work of cinematic art. ... In this scene, the girl runs outside from her room (frame one), to the main room, (frame two), to the immediate outside of the house (frame three), to the Indians in the brush about to eat the puppies (frame four), the girl scurrying around then seeing the Indians with the puppies about to gut one (frame five) all in one sequence, tying all these locations into one plausible geographic location. ... The man shoots backward into the brush (frame five), the girl r...

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With all his films being labelled as independent art-house and in contrast to the many commercial Hong Kong products, Wong Kar-wai stands apart from other directors (Stokes 186). ... The first story takes place mainly in a part of Tsimshatsui known as Chungking Mansion, where a number of Indian restaurants and old guest houses are located. ... "Their distinguished collaboration gives new meaning to the art-house movie" (Stokes 171). ...

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