Hua Yang De Nian Hua (2000)

Original title

花樣的年華

Directed by

Wong Kar-wai

Genre

drama

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

2h 28m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1962 Hong Kong, a man and a woman discover their spouses are having an affair. As they spend more time together, they start to fall for each other.

melancholicslow-burnromanticlongingvisually lushintimaterestrainednostalgic

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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