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How much do you really know about Wong Kar-wai? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Wong Kar-wai directed the 1999 film 'The Matrix'.

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✗ FALSE

'The Matrix' was written and directed by the Wachowskis. Wong Kar-wai is known for art-house films, not science fiction blockbusters.

2.

Wong Kar-wai was born in Hong Kong in 1958.

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✗ FALSE

Wong Kar-wai was born in Shanghai, China, in 1958, not Hong Kong. His family moved to Hong Kong in 1963.

3.

Wong Kar-wai's first feature film was 'Days of Being Wild' released in 1990.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Wong Kar-wai's directorial debut was 'As Tears Go By' in 1988, followed by 'Days of Being Wild' in 1990.

4.

Wong Kar-wai won the Best Director award at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival for 'Happy Together'.

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✓ TRUE

Wong Kar-wai received the Best Director prize at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival for his film 'Happy Together', a drama about a turbulent relationship.

5.

Wong Kar-wai's 2013 film 'The Grandmaster' is a biopic about martial artist Ip Man.

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'The Grandmaster' chronicles the life of Ip Man, the Wing Chun grandmaster who later taught Bruce Lee, directed by Wong Kar-wai.

6.

Wong Kar-wai has won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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✗ FALSE

Wong Kar-wai has never won an Oscar. His film 'Happy Together' was Hong Kong's submission but did not win; no Wong Kar-wai film has won an Academy Award.

7.

Wong Kar-wai studied graphic design at Hong Kong Polytechnic University before entering film.

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Wong Kar-wai earned a diploma in graphic design from Hong Kong Polytechnic University (now PolyU) and worked in TV before film.

8.

Wong Kar-wai's film 'Chungking Express' was shot quickly with improvised scenes and no script.

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Wong Kar-wai filmed 'Chungking Express' in under three months without a final script, relying on improvisation and spontaneous ideas.

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