In the Mood for Love (2000) ( Fa yeung nin wa ) ( Beijing Summer )

In the Mood for Love (2000) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Fa yeung nin wa
Alternate Title: Beijing Summer
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
BAFTA Awards
British Independent Film Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Ceasar Awards
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
David Donatello Awards
European Film Awards
Montreal World Film Festival
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Chinese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Hong Kong ( India, Eastern Asia )
Thailand ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Kar Wai Wong

Written By:
Kar Wai Wong

Actors:
Tony Leung Chiu Wai ..... Chow Mo-wan
Maggie Cheung ..... Su Li-zhen Chan
Ping Lam Siu ..... Ah Ping
Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung ..... Special Appearance (as Cheun Tung Joe)
Rebecca Pan ..... Mrs. Suen
Lai Chen ..... Mr. Ho
Roy Cheung ..... Mr. Chan (voice)
Chi-ang Chi ..... The Amah

Synopsis:

Hong Kong, 1962. Chow (Tony Leung) is a junior newspaper editor with an elusive wife. His new neighbour Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung) is a secretary whose husband seems to spend all his time on business trips. They become friends, making the lonely evenings more bearable. As their relationship develops they make a discovery that changes their lives forever... In this sumptuous exploration of desire, internationally acclaimed director Wong Kar-Wai creates a world of sensuality and longing that will leave you breathless. 'In the Mood for Love' has seduced audiences and critics alike, winning awards at Cannes 2000 for best actor, cinematography and editing.

For his first film since the 1997 Hong Kong handover, auteur filmmaker Wong Kar-wai directs this moody period drama about unrequited love that, like his earlier work, swoons with romantic melancholy. Set in a Shanghaiese enclave in Hong Kong in 1962, the film centers on two young couples who rent adjacent rooms in a cramped and crowded tenement. Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung) works as a secretary in an export company while her husband's job at a Japanese multinational keeps him away on extended business trips. Across the hall, Chow (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) works as a newspaper editor and is married to a woman who is also frequently out of town. Neither respective spouse is ever shown in full, instead they are shot from the back or obscured by walls and furniture. Li-zhen and Chow soon strike up a cordial -- if tenative -- friendship. Chow begins to suspect that his wife's long absences are not entirely business related when he stops in unannounced at her office to discover that she is not there. Later, a colleague tells him that he saw his wife with another man. The icing on the cake comes when Chow notices that Li-zhen's handbag is identical to his wife's while Li-zhen discovers that Chow is wearing a tie that she gave her husband; it doesn't take long for them to realize that their spouses are sleeping together. Drawn together by shame and anger, Chow and Li-zhen reveal nothing of their discoveries to their partners. While working through their guilt by imagining how their adulterous spouses first hooked up and rehearsing interrogations, the pair slowly fall in love in spite of their determination to uphold their end of their marital vows. In the Mood for Love, which was screened in competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, barely made it to the fest's final slot; Wong Kar-wai was reportedly shooting scenes in Cambodia a week prior to the festival.

Set in Hong Kong, 1962, Chow Mo-Wan is a newspaper editor who moves into a new building with his wife. At 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.

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