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Too many ways to be No1

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Crime/Violence · Comedy · Psychology

  • CountryHong Kong
  • Production Year1997
  • Running Time95min
  • Format35mm
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
Too Many Ways To be No.1 explores how a decision made at any one moment in a person′s life can change its entire course. The film′s two-part structure presents separate situations which initially appear unconnected to one another, save for the presence of Wong Ah-Kau and others around him, who curiously all have completely different personalities in the second part of the film. In the final sequence at a fortune teller′s, however, it all becomes clear, as the two seemingly disparate story lines are knit together to show how Ah-Kau ultimately chooses his own fate with the decisions he makes. Director Wai Ka-Fai cleverly plays with time and images to articulate this rethinking of the idea of "choice." Free-flowing camerawork captures the same moment from different angles in a self-reflexive gambit which formally echoes the theme of choice which runs through the narrative, hinting at the many choices which present themselves to a filmmaker in constructing a film. (Kim Ji-Seok)
Director
Director
Wai Ka-Fai
Born in 1962, Wai studied screenwriting at the TVB′s class and worked at ATV as a producer. He made his directorial debut with Peace Hotel in 1995. In 1996, he formed the film company Milkyway Image with director Johnnie To. Too Many Ways To Be No.1 is his second feature film.
Credit
  • Director
    Wai Ka-Fai
  • ProducerJohnnie To
  • CastLau Ching-wan
    Francis Ng
    Carman Lee
  • ScreenplayWai Ka-Fai
    Szeto Kam-Yuen
    Mattew Chow
  • CinematographyWong Wing-Hang
  • Production DesignSilver Cheung
  • EditorWong Wing-Ming
  • MusicCacine Wong
  • World SalesGolden Harvest
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