Liminality in a Microcosm: “California Dreaming” in Wong Kar-Wai’s Chungking Express (1994) Fabian Reinhard October 2020 Pop Music in Film Seldom does a singular song shape an entire film’s atmosphere, nature and subtext as completely as “California Dreaming” (1965) by The Mamas and the Papas does in Wong Kar-Wai’s directorial masterpiece Chunghin...
