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A co-production between Hong Kong and France, it portrays a man ( Tony Leung) and a woman ( Maggie Cheung) in 1962 whose spouses have an affair together and who slowly develop feelings for each other. It forms the second part of an informal trilogy, alongside Days of Being Wild [6] and 2046 .
May 21, 2024 · Text James Balmont. In The Mood For Love by Wong Kar-wai 6. This article was originally published on May 28, 2021. In the Mood for Love will return to the BFI in September 2024 as part of a new r etrospective series exploring the work of actress Maggie Cheung.
- James Balmont
Synopsis In 1962, journalist Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and his wife move into a Hong Kong apartment, but Chow's spouse is often away on business. Before long, the lonely Chow...
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- Kar-Wai Wong
- PG
- Tony Leung Chiu Wai
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Sep 1, 2023 · Set in British Hong Kong, in 1962, it follows Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung), a newspaper journalist, and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung), a secretary at an import-export office.
- Kyle Chayka
In the Mood for Love marks the middle chapter of a loose trilogy begun with Days of Being Wild (1990) and concluded in 2046 (2004). (Tony Leung’s character, Chow Mo-wan, appears in all three films, providing the connective tissue.)
- Wong Kar-Wai
- PG
Jan 23, 2021 · Just like As Tears Go By, this film acts like a precursor for his following works. This time, Wong preludes to the beginnings of his informal trilogy referred to as the “Chow Mo-wan Trilogy” (consisting of Days of Being Wild, In The Mood for Love , and 2046 ).
Jun 13, 2023 · Wong Kar-Wai's stylized Love Trilogy emits a feeling of love that can only be felt. Set in the 60's each film exhumes a sense of loneliness.
