Yiu-Fai and Po-Wing arrive in Argentina from Hong Kong and take to the road for a holiday. Something is wrong and their relationship goes adrift. A disillusioned Yiu-Fai starts working at a tango bar to save up for his trip home. When a beaten and bruised Po-Wing reappears, Yiu-Fai is empathetic but is unable to enter a more intimate relationship. After all, Po-Wing is not ready to settle down. Yiu-Fai now works in a Chinese restaurant and meets the youthful Chang from Taiwan. Yiu-Fai's life takes on a new spin, while Po-Wing's life shatters continually in contrast.
Great film that centers around the themes of loneliness and jealousy. Happy Together I think did for LGBT-cinema what Brokeback Mountain (2005) got praised for doing almost ten years later, which was a rememberable, beautiful and troubled portrayal of a homosexual relationship without it feeling fake or artificial. Directed by one of my favorites, Wong Kar-wai (Fallen Angels), who uses a lot of stylish and innovative cinematography and makes every scene ten times more interesting. He's also a master of bringing out the very best in his performers, sometimes by basically do so many takes that the actors eventually transforms into their characters. Highly recommended.
Genre: Drama/Romance
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