In the Mood for Love

In the Mood for Love

  • Director: Kar-Wai Wong
  • Countries of origin: Hong Kong, China
  • Language: Cantonese, Shanghainese, French, Spanish
  • Release date: March 9, 2001
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.66 : 1
  • Also known as: Three Stories About Food
  • "In the Mood for Love" is a romance film directed by Wong Kar-wai and starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Maggie Cheung . It was released in Hong Kong, China on September 29, 2000.
    The film uses Hong Kong in the 1960s as the background . It tells the story of Su Lizhen and Zhou Muyun after they discovered that their spouses had an extramarital affair   . In 2000, Tony Leung Chiu Wai won the Best Actor Award at the 53rd Cannes International Film Festival for the film   . In 2001, the film won the French Film Caesar Award for Best Foreign Language Film   . In 2009, the film was selected as the first "Best Asian Film" by CNN   .
    In September 2019, the film was ranked 5th in the "100 Best Films of the 21st Century" by the British "Guardian"   .
    On February 19, 2020, the film will be released in a 4K restoration and will have its world premiere in the "Cannes Classics" section of the 73rd Cannes International Film Festival to commemorate the 20th anniversary of "In the Mood for Love". 

    Details

    • Release date March 9, 2001
    • Filming locations Thailand
    • Production companies Block 2 Pictures, Jet Tone Production, Orly Films

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $2,738,980

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $113,280

    Gross worldwide

    $14,140,468

    Movie reviews

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    • By Rasheed 2022-07-13 13:03:15

      In The Mood For Love--Metaphorical Love

      Movies are the art of storytelling, but stories definitely have a theme. Wong Kar-wai used extramarital affairs as a background story, deeply telling how two frustrated middle-aged men and women approached love step by step. He used a lot of props to enhance the details. For example, when the two of them got wet for the first time, they each took out a white handkerchief to wipe the rain; Mr. Zhou's tie; Su...

    • By Jerrold 2022-04-23 07:01:44

      In the Mood for Love is too beautiful

      This movie of two thousand years

      may be the last movie I watched with my parents and my family of three.

      I watched it when I was a freshman. I didn't understand

      it. Now I probably understand it,

      so I wanted to satirize the family of three sitting

      in the movie theater. But when I watched the movie, what did my father and mother think about? Yes, there is bread . From what I know, our family had a good life in those years, and there should be some...

    • By Zoe 2022-04-23 07:01:44

      love and sanity

      It's been more than half a year since I graduated, and I've been busy most of the time, or at least pretending to be busy. I haven't watched a movie quietly for a long time, and I haven't written anything.

      love. The seemingly unintentional two people had their own experiences, and after the id was suppressed, the love suddenly broke out at that moment, silent, colorless and tasteless, and a hole was quietly exploded in their hearts. new look. At this moment, if they can cultivate into...

    • By Heloise 2022-04-23 07:01:44

      Seeking love in the cracks

      Su Lizhen lay on Zhou Muyun's shoulder and sobbed in pain, surrounded by dark street corners, and between the camera and them, there was an iron fence like a cage. This scene became the epitome of their love.

      From
      the beginning of the film, there are almost no wide-open panoramic shots, and most of them are close-ups and close-ups. The interweaving of characters occurs mostly in the corridors. The corridor was so narrow that it was almost impossible for two people to stand side...

    • By Keanu 2022-04-23 07:01:44

      The Age of Intoxication: The Melancholy of Grace

      Turning it over and looking at it, I am inexplicably moved, and every time I watch it, I feel different...
      I think "In the Mood for Love" is Wong Kar-wai's most touching film. The issue of identity and separation is a very grand proposition, and we need to talk about it bit by bit...
      Family ethics is the motif of Dianmao urban dramas. Of course, this is also a story of two cities, which is derived from the inheritance of old Shanghai movies. Very simple, extramarital affairs, Zhou...

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    • By Aurelia 2023-09-25 07:57:44

      16.1.10 This is photography that truly shows the beauty of China. There is really no real thing, but the tempting taste is enough. After seeing the sentimentality, I don't know the source, and there is no reason to fall in love with Wong Kar Wai. In my judging system, whether it is a good movie or not, it may not be a good movie, but it is sure that it expands the boundaries of my film industry and has a profound or shallow influence on...

    • By Letitia 2023-09-23 23:18:06

      The movie tells the story of two people, but it is actually the story of everyone. The exquisite lens design creates a kind of hesitant mood. The gentle and sad theme music with obvious rhythm strings brings the audience a sense of unease from the heart. Such complex emotions are always running through. What if that day was different, just like the two protagonists, we have been thinking and hesitating all our...

    • By Darius 2023-09-06 20:54:55

      Enlarge the image form of melodrama, but weaken the conflict in the narrative. It is probably the oriental melodrama. It is not Wang's best work. Zhang's close-up performance of his hands and feet is...

    • By General 2023-07-20 19:31:02

      Rewatch again. Like Wang Anyi's "Song of Everlasting Regret", the plot is a vulgar story, so it depends on how the writer and director tell it. At the most charming moment in the movie, the waist, smoke, curtains, and rain threads are all swaying in the rhythm of the music, and the trivialities of the world are blown up, and even the people who watch it are fascinated. Another is the moment of silence, where the characters are immersed in their own thoughts, so that the core of the story is...

    • By Vincenza 2023-07-16 02:28:01

      Pay tribute to the old film, in which "narrative streamlining" comes out of nowhere. Either way, it's perfect. The extreme of ambiguity, if you close it, you will be a passerby, and if you take one step forward, you will become a couple. It can be seen that Wong Kar-wai's emotional scrutiny is...

    Movie plot

    In Hong Kong in 1962, two young white-collar couples became neighbours, but Mrs. Zhou and Mr. Chen actually gang up and become an adulterer, while Zhou Muyun ( played by Tony Leung) and Mrs. Chen's wife Su Lizhen ( played by Maggie Cheung) were kept in the dark. Later, Zhou Muyun and Su Lizhen discovered the secrets of their spouses, and the two abandoned by their spouses began to meet and discuss possible future events together.
    Time...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    During the filming of the film, Tony Leung couldn't bear the appearance of combing his hair. Once, Tony Leung’s oily hair combed for three days could not be washed off, and later he used dishwashing liquid to clean his hair.
    Originally, all the roles of the film were played by Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung, including the other half of the male and female protagonist, the landlord, and passers-by. However, it was too difficult to film, so...
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    Positive Reviews in the

    "In the Mood for Love", with its unique film language and narrative mode, as well as the unique style characteristics of Wong Kar-wai's unique mark, realizes the perfect combination of form and content. Through the unique film narrative mode, the film exudes a refined temperament and long-term connotation. Wong Kar-wai shot the simple story in the film to be euphemistic and moving. The story of the film is not redundant from beginning...
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    Movie quotes

    • Su Li-zhen Chan: Am I hopeless?

      Chow Mo-wan: Not really.

    • Chow Mo-wan: Feelings can creep up just like that. I thought I was in control.

    • Su Li-zhen Chan: Why did you call me at the office today?

      Chow Mo-wan: I had nothing to do. I wanted to hear your voice.