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Days of Being Wild aka. The True Story of Ah Fei (阿飛正傳; A fei jing juen) is a 1991 Hong Kong movie by director Wong Kar-wai.1 Cast and roles include
- Leslie Cheung - Yuddy
- Maggie Cheung - Su Li Zhen. She grew up in Macau. She is a lover of Yuddy
- Andy Lau - Tide, policeman 6117. He becomes a friend and confident of Su Li Zhen. Later, after the death of his mother, he becomes a sailor
- Carina Lau - Leung Fung-ying, Mimi/Lulu. She is a lover of Yuddy
- Rebecca Pan - Rebecca, a former prostitute who raised Yuddy. Having revealed Yuddy that she is not his mother, she is reluctant to disclose the identity of his real mother
- Jacky Cheung - Zeb
- Danilo Antunes - Rebecca's Lover
- Hung Mei-Mei - The Amah
- Ling Ling-Hung - Nurse
- Tita Muņoz - Yuddy's Mother
- Alicia Alonzo - Housekeeper
- Elena Lim So - Hotel Manageress
- Maritoni Fernandez - Hotel Maid
- Angela Ponos - Prostitute
- Nonong Talbo - Train Conductor
- Tony Leung Chiu Wai - unrelated cameo appearance in the last scene of the movie
2 Plot details
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The movie is set in Hong Kong and in the Philippines in 1960. Yuddy, or 'York' in English ( Leslie Cheung), was a playboy in Hong Kong and was well-known for stealing girls' hearts and breaking them as is the usual theme for movies with a dashing and charismatic male lead. His first victim is Li Zhen ( Maggie Cheung) who suffered emotional and mental depression as a result of Yuddy's wayward attitude eventually seeking much-needed solace from a goody two-shoes cop Tide ( Andy Lau). Their near-romance was often hinted at although it never materialised.
York has forgotten his fling with the unassuming and shy Li Zhen and has set his attentions to a vivacious cabaret dancer played by Carina Lau who was also secretly loved by Zeb ( Jacky Cheung). Unsurprisingly, York too dumps her and began a period of self-destruction. It later transpired that the primary reason for York's vendetta was his emotional reaction towards the incident where he was rejected by his prostitute mother, played by Rebecca Pan.
Most sections of the film attempts to narrate how often people and the common man on the street reacts to a love rejection although it was very vaguely depicted and this film was seen by many to be among the first of its kind to have a relatively simple plot but with much reliance on the individual strength of its many actors and actresses to narrate the story through their seemingly mundane day-to-day activities. Viewers may see a different trend and art form in Hong Kong films dating from that era which this film attempts to break away from the usual mould of easy viewing pleasure and sets the plot and mood for the viewer to actually engage in a bit of reasoning. Many other Hong Kong films such as Ashes of TimeAshes of Time or Dung che sai duk (; pinyin: Dongxie Xidu, literally "The East is Evil; the West Poisonous") is a 1994 wuxia film based off a Cha Liang-Yung novel, directed by Wong Kar-wai. Cast includes Brigitte Lin Leslie Cheung Maggie Cheung Jacky Cheu, Temptress MoonTemptress Moon is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Chen Kaige. It was banned in China for its sexual and drug-related content. Zhongliang ( Leslie Cheung), a 14 year-old boy, arrives at the Pang estate near Shanghai to live there along with her sister and, and the best example of all In the Mood for LoveIn the Mood for Love (, lit. Flower Like Years") is a 2000 Hong Kong movie written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu Wai. Plot outline Hong Kong 1962, Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), a journalist, rents a room fro would be inspired by such an art form.
