How Long to Read Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together

How Long Does it Take to Read Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 20 minutes to read Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together by Jeremy Tambling

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Wong Kar-wai's controversial film, Happy Together, was released in Hong Kong just before the handover of power in 1997. The film shows two Chinese gay men in Buenos Aires and reflects on Hong Kong's past and future by probing masculinity, aggression, identity, and homosexuality. It also gives a reading of Latin America, perhaps as an allegory of Hong Kong as another post-colonial society. Examining one single, memorable, and beautiful film, but placing it in the context of other films by Wong Kar-wai and other Hong Kong directors, this book illustrates the depth, as well as the spectacle and action, that characterizes Hong Kong cinema. Tambling investigates the possibility of seeing Happy Together in terms of 'national allegory', as Fredric Jameson suggests Third World texts should be seen. Alternatively, he emphasizes the fragmentary nature of the film by discussing both its images and its narrative in the light of Borges and Manuel Puig. He also looks at the film's relation to the American road movie and to the history of the tango. He poses questions how emotions are presented in the film (is this a 'nostalgia film'?); whether the masculinity in it should be seen negatively or as signs of a new hopefulness about Hong Kong's future; and whether the film indicates new ways of thinking of gender relationships or sexuality.

How long is Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together?

Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together by Jeremy Tambling is 140 pages long, and a total of 35,000 words.

This makes it 47% the length of the average book. It also has 43% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 11 minutes to read Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together aloud.

What Reading Level is Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together?

Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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