In the Mood for Love
2000 · TMDB 8.1 · 花樣年華
Directed by Wong Kar-Wai
In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.
Why it matters
Wong Kar-wai's exquisite meditation on longing and restraint, where Rebecca Pan's brief appearance as a landlady adds a layer of lived-in history.
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Released
- 2000-09-29
- Studio
- Block 2 Pictures
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- Cantonese
- TMDB score
- 8.1
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The Faces That Built Hong Kong Cinema
Position 5 of 7
Wong Kar-wai's exquisite meditation on longing and restraint, where Rebecca Pan's brief appearance as a landlady adds a layer of lived-in history.
When Money Buys Trouble
Position 7 of 8
Two neighbours in 1960s Hong Kong discover their spouses are having an affair, and they begin a careful, platonic relationship to understand what happened. Their connection is a transaction of consolation, but it deepens into an unspoken, impossible love.
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