Taglines: Feel the heat, keep the feeling burning, let the sensation explode.
Set in Hong Kong, 1962, Chow Mo-Wan is a newspaper editor who moves into a new building with his wife. At the same time, Su Li-zhen, a beautiful secretary and her executive husband also move in to the crowded building. With their spouses often away, Chow and Li-zhen spend most of their time together as friends. They have everything in common from noodle shops to martial arts. Soon, they are shocked to discover that their spouses are having an affair. Hurt and angry, they find comfort in their growing friendship even as they resolve not to be like their unfaithful mates.
In the Mood for Love is a 2000 Hong Kong film written, produced and directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung. The film’s original Chinese title, meaning “the age of blossoms” or “the flowery years” – Chinese metaphor for the fleeting time of youth, beauty and love – derives from a song of the same name by Zhou Xuan from a 1946 film. The English title derives from the song, “I’m in the Mood for Love”. Wong had planned to name the film Secrets, until listening to the song late in post-production.
In the Mood for Love premiered on 20 May 2000, at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d’Or and Leung was awarded Best Actor. It is frequently listed as one of the greatest films of the 2000s. The movie forms the second part of an informal trilogy: The first part was Days of Being Wild (released in 1990) and the last part was 2046 (released in 2004).
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Directed by: Wong Kar-Wai
Starring: Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung, Rebecca Pan, Lai Chen, Siu Ping-Lam, Roy Cheung, Paulyn Sun, Po-chun Chow
Screenplay by: Wong Kar-Wai
Production Design by: William Chang
Cinematography by: Christopher Doyle, Pung-Leung Kwan, Ping Bin Lee
Film Editing by: William Chang
Costume Design by: William Chang
Music by: Michael Galasso, Shigeru Umebayashi
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements and brief language.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: September 29, 2000
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