2011-05-05

Happy Together: Don't Try For Me Argentina


Here they are, finally, pictures of the HK equivalent to Buenos Aires. According to B. A. Affair, it was originally released in May 1997 as a paperback (see above). Six years later, in 2003, a hardcover version was published. It has a different cover, but I guess the content is the same.


So, is this exactly the same book as the one from Japan? No, not exactly. Well, while the journal is completely the same (this time it's in English and Chinese), most of the pictures can't be seen in the Japanese counterpart. And most of the pictures that can be seen in the Japanese book can't be seen here. Again, we need both to get everything we want!




Additionally, the text of the journal is either in front of a photograph or there simply is black background. There's no white background as in the Japanese edition, giving these two books completely diverse visual styles.





Apart from that, almost everything that applies to the Japanese journal also applies to this edition.
Nowadays, as all these WKW photobooks are out of print, most people will probably buy the Japanese edition, as it's easier to get. You can constantly find it on Amazon Marketplace or Ebay! This one was harder for me to obtain, but finally someone offered it on Ebay. Sadly, it's the paperback edition which is about to fall apart - but still better than nothing I guess!


5 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing photos of these Wong Kar Wai and Christopher Doyle books, as I could never afford to buy copies for myself.

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  2. excellent blog! Saludos from Buenos Aires!

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  3. Donde podrĂ­a comprar este libro, si es que lo venden...

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  4. I'm so happy to find your blog with a lot Wong Kar-Wai's movie photos, especially Happy Together. Thanks so much for uploading. Wait for your upcomimg post ^^!

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  5. well, if you don't mind, would you make a video of this photo book? so we could see the content of the book just like we open it by ourselves. thanks, mate!

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