Underplayed Gems

In the Mood for Love (2000)

In the Mood for Love poster
Original title
花樣年華
Directed by
Wong Kar-wai
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Hong Kong, Thailand, France
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
PG
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 3,296 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1962 Hong Kong, a man and a woman discover their spouses are having an affair. They spend time together and gradually develop feelings for each other.

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What happens

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. It is the second installment in an informal trilogy, preceded by Days of Being Wild (1990) and followed by 2046 (2004). The film premiered in the official competition at the 53rd Cannes Film Festival, 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. It is often listed as one of the greatest films of all time and one of the major works of Asian cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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