Synopsis
Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their spouses creates an intimate bond between them. At once delicately mannered and visually extravagant, Wong Kar Wai’s IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments. With its aching musical soundtrack and exquisitely abstract cinematography by Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping-bin, this film has been a major stylistic influence on the past decade of cinema, and is a milestone in Wong’s redoubtable career.
Credits
Crew
DirectorWong Kar-Wai
CinematographerChristopher Doyle, Mark Lee Ping-Bing
ComposerShigeru Umebayashi, Michael Galasso
EditorWilliam Chang Suk-Ping
Cast
Maggie Cheungas Su Li-zhen
Tony Leung Chiu-waias Chow Mo-wan
Siu Ping-Lamas Ah Ping
Rebecca Panas Mrs. Suen
Kelly Lai Chenas Mr. Ho
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