In the Mood for Love Collection

Drama

Romance

花樣年華

Block 2 Pictures

Paradis Films

Jet Tone Production

Hong Kong

France

广州话 / 廣州話

Français

Español

In the Mood for Love

Maggie Cheung

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Rebecca Pan

Kelly Lai Chen

Siu Ping-Lam

Mama Hung

Wong Kar-Wai

Michael Galasso

Shigeru Umebayashi

Christopher Doyle

William Chang

Mark Lee Ping-Bing

Liu Yichang

Chan Ye-cheng

Wong Chi-Ming

Kenneth Siao Wai-Keung

Johnnie Kong

Law Kam-Chuen

Man Lim-Chung

Shandy Lui Fung-Shan

Gilles Ciment

Jacky Pang

Tu Duu-Chih

Kwan Lee-Na

Tang Shiang-Chu

Kuo Li-Chi

CinemaSerf

This is a fine piece of cinema from Wong Kar-Wai that tells us a story of two people whom circumstance throws together - but not in a way you might expect. We start with two couples who move into a new building. One a newspaper man with his wife, the other a business executive and his wife. The businessman is rarely at home, nor is the journalist's wife - which leaves the other two at increasingly loose ends. It isn't long before a friendship develops - usually over some noodles - and though entirely platonic, their relationship becomes solid and trusting. Then, something entirely unexpected occurs that causes the two to refocus their relationship in the face of betrayal and disappointment - and well.... What helps this film stand out are the performances from both Tony Leung ("Chow Mo-wan") and the gorgeous Maggie Cheung ("Mrs. Chan") - it's a love story, and it burns intensely - but not physically - as their story subsumes both themselves and the audience. The film looks marvellous, is paced stylishly and uses quite a bit of Nat King Cole to set and keep the mood atmospheric, romantic and interesting. The photography offers us lingering close ups, we get a sense of them falling in love as if we, too, were undergoing the same experience and that all adds to the richness of the story. To give us a breather from the intensity, there are some fun scenes with their very close neighbours who love nothing better than to sit up all night playing mahjong!! Super film, this - flew by.

Re-release Trailer

TIFF Press Conference (2000)

Official Restoration Trailer

Three Reasons: In the Mood for Love

Best Movies

In the Mood for Love

Cast & Crew

Videos

Cast

Maggie Cheung

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Rebecca Pan

Kelly Lai Chen

Siu Ping-Lam

Mama Hung

Box office

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