In the Mood for Love, Prince Charles Cinema,
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In the Mood for Love (traditional Chinese: 花樣年華; simplified Chinese: 花样年华; lit. 'Flower-like Years', 'the prime of one's youth') is a 2000 romantic drama film written, directed, and produced by Wong Kar-wai. An international co-production between Hong Kong and France, the film follows a man (Tony Leung) and a woman (Maggie Cheung) in 1962 who discover that their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time together, they gradually develop feelings for one another.
The film premiered in the official competition at the 53rd Cannes Film Festival,[6] where it received acclaim. Leung won the Best Actor award, becoming the first Hong Kong actor to receive the honour. In the Mood for Love was selected as Hong Kong's submission for Best International Feature Film at the 73rd Academy Awards, though it was not nominated.[7] It is often listed as one of the greatest films of all time and one of the major works of Asian cinema
Synopsis
Set in 1962 Hong Kong, In the Mood for Love (2000) is a romantic drama about two neighbors, Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung) and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung), who discover their respective spouses are having an affair with each other. Bound by loneliness and shared betrayal, they develop a tender, intimate bond while trying to maintain their own integrity.
Cast
- Maggie Cheung as Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan)
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Chow Mo-wan
- Siu Ping as Ah Ping, Chow's co-worker
- Rebecca Pan as Mrs. Suen, the Chans' landlady
- Kelly Lai Chen as Mr. Ho, Su's employer
- Joe Cheung as man living in Mr. Koo's apartment
- Chan Man-Lei as Mr. Koo, the Chows' landlord
- Chin Tsi-ang as Suen's amah (female servant)
- Roy Cheung as Mr. Chan (voice)
- Paulyn Sun as Mrs. Chow
Reviews
"a lush story of unrequited love".
the film is alive with delicacy and feeling"
"profound and moving reflections on life's fundamentals. It's a film about, yes, love; but also betrayal, loss, missed opportunities, memory, the brutality of time's passage, loneliness—the list goes on".
