Criterion Collection Edition #147
Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their spouses creates an intimate bond between them. At once delicately mannered and visually extravagant, Wong Kar-wai’s IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments. With its aching musical soundtrack and exquisitely abstract cinematography by Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping-bin, this film has been a major stylistic influence on the past decade of cinema, and is a milestone in Wong’s redoubtable career.
Directed by Wong Kar-wai • 2000 • Hong Kong
Starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk
Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery abo...
Created by Jet Tone Films, this 2000 documentary follows director Wong Kar-wai and his cast and crew through the production of IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE. It offers a unique look at Wong’s creative process as he hones ideas, abandons footage, and fleshes out the visual styles, characters, and stories t...
Presented here is an interview with director Wong Kar-wai, conducted by film critic Michel Ciment and filmmaker Hubert Niogret.
Presented here is a “cinema lesson” given by director Wong Kar-wai at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
This press conference took place after the screening of IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival. It features the film’s two lead actors, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and is moderated by Robert Gray.
In this 2012 interview, critic Tony Rayns offers his perspective on the style and content of IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE and his evaluation of the film’s place in director Wong Kar-wai’s career.
In this 2012 interview, critic Tony Rayns looks at the unique musical collage of IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE’s soundtrack.
