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Me and you and you and me: WKW's Happy Together limited edition

happy2006-345.jpgCoinciding with Wong Kar-Wai chairing the 2006 Cannes jury, if you’ve got the Chinese for it, you can order a special edition of Happy Together, limited to 2,046 copies worldwide from his Jet Tone prodco website. It’s the “6-in-1 box set Limited Edition.”s. The set’s released at the end of May; PayPal your HK$ now! Reader Han provides this translation: “Happy Together: Let Us Start Over Again 2006, the 10th anniversary Cannes limited edition. Wong Kar-Wai made Happy Together in 1996 and became the first chinese to win best director award at Cannes. Ten years later, Wong now is the first Chinese to be the chair of jury at Cannes. In order to celebrate these two historical honors at Cannes, jet tone releases the 6-in-1 limited edition of Happy Together: 1. Happy Together DVD; 2. behind the scene DVD; 3. remixed soundtrack CD; 4. Happy Together “reunion” double posters + postcards; 5. “love until the end” boxers; 6. the Uguasu waterfall lamp (as seen in the film).”

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  1. han says:

    Happy Together: Let Us Start Over Again 2006
    the 10th anniversary cannes limited edition
    wong kar wai made happy together in 1996 and became the first chinese to win best director award at cannes. ten years later, wong now is the first chinese to be the chair of jury at cannes. in order to celebrate these two historical honors at cannes, jet tone releases the 6 in 1 limited edition of happy together:
    1. happy together dvd
    2. behind the scene dvd
    3. remixed soundtrack cd
    4. happy together “reunion” double posters + postcards
    5. “love until the end” boxers
    6. the uguasu waterfall lamp (as seen in the film)
    thank god i read chinese.
    -han

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