In the Mood for Love

Aka: Fa Yeung Nin Wa / Beijing Summer / Flower Like Years / Hua yang nian hua

Director: Wong Kar-wai

Release date: 2000

Language: Cantonese, Shanghainese and French

Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed)

Genre: Drama, Romance

Starring:

Tony Leung as Chow Mo-Wan
Maggie Cheung as So Laizhen/Mrs. Chan
Lam Siu Ping as Ah Ping
Rebecca Pan as Mrs. Suen, So Laizhen/Mrs. Chan's landlord
Lai Chen as Mr. Ho, So Laizhen/Mrs. Chan's employer

Synopsis:
Set in Hong Kong, 1962, Chow Mo-Wan is a newspaper editor who moves into a new building with his wife. At approximately 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.
(Credit: Imdb)

Review:

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Trailer:


Related Links:

Trailer: Dintch

DDL:

01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 06 - 07 - 08 - 09 - 10 - 11 - 12

Online Streaming: Veoh

OST:

1. Yumeji's Theme
2. Mo-Wan's Dialogue
3. Angkor Wat Theme I
4. In the Mood for Love, I
5. Aquellos Ojos Verdes
6. Shuang Shuang Yan
7. In the Mood for Love, II
8. Radio Zhou Xuan Announcement/Hua Yang de Nian Hua
9. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)
10. Bengawan Solo
11. In the Mood for Love, III
12. Si Lang Tan Mu
13. Shuang Ma Hui
14. Blue
15. Hong Niang Hui Zhang Sheng
16. Li-Zhen's Dialogue/Te Quiero Dijste [Magic in the Moonlight]
17. Angkor Wat Theme II
18. Yue Er Wan Wan Zhao Jiu Zhou
19. Cassanova's Flute [*]
20. Yumeji's Theme/Li-Zhen's Dialogue
21. Angkor Wat Theme Finale

DDL: RS

Credit: Hige @asianosts

Curiosities:

Tagline: Feel the heat, keep the feeling burning, let the sensation explode.

Awards:

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards:

Silver Condor: Best Foreign Film - Wong Kar-wai

Asia-Pacific Film Festival:

Best Cinematography: Christopher Doyle and Pin Bing Lee
Best Editing: William Chang

British Independent Film Awards:

Best Foreign Independent Film - Foreign Language

Cannes Film Festival:

Best Actor: Tony Leung Chiu Wai
Technical Grand Prize: Christopher Doyle, Pin Bing Lee and William Chang

Chlotrudis Awards:

Best Cinematography: Christopher Doyle and Pin Bing Lee
Best Movie (tied with Mulholland Dr.)

Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain:

Best Foreign Film

César Awards, France:

Best Foreign Film

European Film Awards:

Screen International Award: Wong Kar-wai

Fotogramas de Plata:

Best Foreign Film

German Film Awards:

Best Foreign Film

Golden Bauhinia Awards:

Best Cinematography: Christopher Doyle

Golden Horse Film Festival:

Best Actress: Maggie Cheung
Best Cinematography: Christopher Doyle and Pin Bing Lee
Best Costume Design and Make-Up: William Chang

Hong Kong Film Awards:

Best Actor: Tony Leung
Best Actress: Maggie Cheung
Best Art Direction: William Chang
Best Costume & Make Up Design: William Chang
Best Film Editing: William Chang

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards:

Best Director: Wong Kar-wai

Montréal Festival of New Cinema:

Feature Film Award: Wong Kar-wai

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA:

Best Cinematography: Christopher Doyle and Pin Bing Lee
Best Foreign Language Film

New York Film Critics Circle Awards:

Best Cinematographer: Christopher Doyle and Pin Bing Lee
Best Foreign Language Film

Uruguayan Film Critics Association:

Best Film

Valdivia International Film Festival:

Best Film

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