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In the Mood for Love [Region 2]
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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 3259190258327
Format: PAL
Languages: German (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1Mandarin Chinese (Original Language), Dolby SurroundSpanish (Original Language), Dolby SurroundEnglish (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled),
Region Code: 2
Theatrical Release Date: February 26, 2001
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Editorial Review:
Winner of numerous awards including Best Actor at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, In the Mood for Love confirmed that Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai is a major figure in world cinema. As passionate as it is politely discreet, his film takes place in 1962 Hong Kong, where neighboring apartment dwellers Mr. Chow (Tony Leung) and Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) discover that their oft-absent spouses are having an affair. This realization parallels their own mutual attraction, but fidelity and decency ensure that their intimate bond remains unspoken though deeply understood. With a stealthy, eavesdropping camera style and a screenplay created through spontaneous on-set inspiration, Wong Kar-wai crafts an intricate, finely tuned platonic romance, enhancing its ambience with a kaleidoscope of color (most notably in Cheung's dazzling wardrobe of cheongsam dresses) and careful attention to character detail. Deservedly placed on many critics' top 10 lists, this elegant film should not be missed. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The seductive quality of restraint
There are only three romance films I will view time and time again - Casablanca, Cinema Paradiso and In the Mood for Love. To dismiss the third as simply a pointless art house film is, in my opinion, undeserved because I regard it as a prime example of cinematic art at its best and most accessible. A reviewer has termed the appreciation of this film as "cult following," and if that's the case, count me in as a cult member.
The story opens with a married woman, Chan Su Li-zhen, moving ... Read More
Rating:  - Worth watching just to see Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung.
It's a shame the story idea for IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE never fully develops because this film has a lot going for it: a talented director, it's nicely photographed (almost in a film noir style with lush colors and Maggie Cheung's beautiful dresses standing out against the darker backgrounds) and great performances (especially by Tony Leung who is quickly becoming one of my favorite actors), but it all goes nowhere...slowly.
Tony and his wife and Maggie and her husband both rent a room in neighboring ... Read More
Rating:  - Started to like it, then...
I immediately fell in love with this film. It was beautifully acted, and photographed. But that later changed. I loved the story of the 2 main characters and wanted to see their relationship develop (by either moving forward or even backward). Instead (about half way through the film), it was as if the director had run out of ideas. The plot/film just ran out of steam. The music cues (once beautiful) now became unintentioinally funny. The slow pacing became more exposed and obvious (since the story simply ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderfully Subtle
As many have said, the cinematography is visually stunning and really sets the mood, akin to a smoky jazz club and you're the only one there, except there are no jazz clubs in the movie and there are actually two people... neither of them you. These people are Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung.
Some detractors of the movie claim it to be too slow or boring. Yes, it is a very slow moving piece and if you have a short attention span, you have to take that into consideration. If you do find that you are afflicted ... Read More
Rating: - Perfect
In the Mood for Love has to be rated one of the best films ever made. The film is a visual feast -the art direction, lighting, sets and most of all the wardrobe are stunning. The story line of two people meeting by chance and how in someway are forced into each others company. The main highlight of their story is the complexities of relationships and loyalties - two very profound life matters which test us on a daily basis. The actors performance is mesmerizing. There's not much dialogue and much of it is left to your interpretation. ... Read More
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