In the Mood for Love Movie Review 2000

Romantic melodrama set in the Shanghai community of Hong Kong in 1962. Newspaper editor Chow (Leung Chiu-Wai) and his wife have just moved into a new apartment across the hall from Li-zhen (Cheung) and her husband. Both their respective spouses are away from home a great deal, traveling on business, so the lonely duo begin a tentative friendship. Then Chow begins to suspect his wife is having an affair and it quickly becomes apparent that it's with Li-zhen's husband. Gorgeous to look at, melancholy in tone, if somewhat oblique. Chinese with subtitles.

Distribution

Criterion Collection, 210 E. 52nd St., 578 Broadway, New York, NY 10022, Phone: (212)212756-8822, Toll-free: 800-446-2001, URL: http://www.criterionco.com, Remarks: Does not sell directly to consumers

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.
Originally from Hong Kong.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Marriage, Period Piece: 1960s, Hong Kong, Adultery, Betrayal

Screenplay

Wong Kar-Wai

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie Cheung, Rebecca Pan, Lai Chen, Siu Ping-Lam

Cinematography

Christopher Doyle, Mark Lee Ping-Bin

Director

Wong Kar-Wai

Music

Michael Galasso, Shigeru Umabayashi

Other

Kuo Li-chi, William Chang Suk-ping, Man Lim-chung, Alfred Yau Wai-ming, William Chang Suk-ping

Producer

Wong Kar-Wai, Paradis Film, Jet Tone Productions, Block 2 Pictures Inc., USA Films

Awards

Cannes 2000: Actor (Leung Chiu-Wai); N.Y. Film Critics 2001: Cinematog., Foreign Film.