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In the Mood for Love

Original title: Fa yeung nin wah
  • 20002000
  • SS
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
149K
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POPULARITY
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Maggie Cheung and Tony Chiu-Wai Leung in In the Mood for Love (2000)
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Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.

IMDb RATING
8.1/10
149K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,614
182
  • Director
    • Kar-Wai Wong
  • Writer
    • Kar-Wai Wong
  • Stars
    • Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
    • Maggie Cheung
    • Siu Ping-Lam
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kar-Wai Wong
  • Writer
    • Kar-Wai Wong
  • Stars
    • Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
    • Maggie Cheung
    • Siu Ping-Lam
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 477User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 46 wins & 51 nominations total

    Videos5

    In the Mood for Love
    Trailer 1:54
    In the Mood for Love
    In The Mood For Love: The Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray]
    Trailer 1:23
    In The Mood For Love: The Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray]
    In The Mood For Love
    Trailer 1:23
    In The Mood For Love
    How Marvel's Been Paving the Way for Shang-Chi
    Clip 3:54
    How Marvel's Been Paving the Way for Shang-Chi
    Jurnee Smollett's Valentine's Day Watchlist
    Full Episode 3:40
    Jurnee Smollett's Valentine's Day Watchlist

    Photos851

    Chow Mo-wan & Mrs. Chan
    Chow Mo-wan & Mrs. Chan
    Wong Kar-Wai on the set with co-cinematographer Christopher Doyle
    Chow Mo-wan & Mrs. Chan
    Maggie Cheung and Tony Chiu-Wai Leung at an event for In the Mood for Love (2000)
    In the Mood for Love (2000)
    In the Mood for Love (2000)
    In the Mood for Love (2000)
    Maggie Cheung and Tony Chiu-Wai Leung in In the Mood for Love (2000)
    Maggie Cheung and Tony Chiu-Wai Leung in In the Mood for Love (2000)
    In the Mood for Love (2000)
    In the Mood for Love (2000)

    Top cast

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    Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
    Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
    • Chow Mo-wan
    • (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung)
    Maggie Cheung
    Maggie Cheung
    • Su Li-zhen - Mrs. Chan
    Siu Ping-Lam
    • Ah Ping
    • (as Ping-Lam Siu)
    Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
    Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
    • Man living in Mr. Koo's apartment
    • (as Tung Joe Cheung)
    Rebecca Pan
    Rebecca Pan
    • Mrs. Suen
    Kelly Lai Chen
    Kelly Lai Chen
    • Mr. Ho
    • (as Lai Chen)
    Man-Lei Chan
    Man-Lei Chan
    • Mr. Koo
    Kam-Wah Koo
    Szu-Ying Chien
    Szu-Ying Chien
    • Amah
    • (as Tsi-Ang Chin)
    Paulyn Sun
    Paulyn Sun
    • Mrs. Chow
    • (voice)
    • (as Jia-Jun Sun)
    Roy Cheung
    Roy Cheung
    • Mr. Chan
    • (voice)
    Po-chun Chow
    Hsien Yu
    Julien Carbon
    • French tourist
    • (uncredited)
    Laurent Courtiaud
    • French reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Charles de Gaulle
    Charles de Gaulle
    • Self (1966 visit to Cambodia)
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Kar-Wai Wong
    • Writer
      • Kar-Wai Wong
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director Kar-Wai Wong was shooting the ending and editing the film a little over a week before its debut at Cannes.
    • Goofs
      When Mr. Chow is waiting with Mrs. Chan for the rain to stop, he is suddenly completely dry despite running through the rain only moments earlier.
    • Quotes

      Caption: He remembers those vanished years. As though looking through a dusty window pane, the past is something he could see, but not touch. And everything he sees is blurred and indistinct.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Mission: Impossible II/Running Free/Passion of Mind/Big Momma's House (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Yumeji's Theme
      Composed and recorded by Shigeru Umebayashi (as Umebayashi Shigeru)

      Courtesy of Emotion Music Co., Ltd.

    User reviews477

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    9/10
    what a poetic way to make a film....
    When I fist watched the movie, I said to myself, "so a film can be made like this." Wong Kar Wai's gorgeous poetic love story captured me throughout and even after the film. I must admit this is one of the best love movies, maybe the best of all, I have ever watched. The content and the form overlaps perfectly. As watching the secret love we see the characters in bounded frames that limits their movements as well as their feelings. Beautiful camera angles and the lighting makes the feelings and the blues even touchable. I want to congratulate Christopher Doyle and Pin Bing Lee for their fantastic cinematography which creates the mood for love. Also the music defines the sadness of the love which plays along the beautiful slow motion frames and shows the characters in despairing moods. And of course the performances of the actors which makes the love so real. Eventually, all the elements in the film combined in a perfect way under the direction of WKW and give the audience the feeling called love.
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    • lilaqueen
    • Sep 2, 2004

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    • Release date
      • July 6, 2001 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • France
    • Official site
      • Jet Tone Films Ltd (Hong Kong)
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • Shanghainese
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Rakkaus käy taloksi
    • Filming locations
      • Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Block 2 Pictures
      • Jet Tone Production
      • Orly Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,738,980
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $113,280
      • Feb 4, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,202,625
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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