In the Mood for Love (2000) 4K Restoration
Director: Wong Kar-wai Run Time: 107 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 2000
Starring: Kelly Lai Chen, Maggie Cheung, Rebecca Pan, Siu Ping-lam, Tony Leung
Country: Hong Kong, France
Language: Cantonese, Shanghainese, French, Spanish
About the film:
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of In The Mood For Love (2000) with its luminous 4K restoration followed by the unseen 9 minute short film, In The Mood For Love (2001)
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 (2000) 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 Bing, this film has been a major stylistic influence on the past 25 years of cinema. Initially conceived as one third of a triptych about food, In the Mood for Love (2000) was expanded into a stand-alone feature that won immediate recognition as a modern-day classic.
Another third—intended as the “dessert,” as Wong Kar Wai has put it—was, until now, only screened during his masterclass at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Now available for the first time, In the Mood for Love (2001) demonstrates the director’s masterful ability to generate palpable atmosphere and striking characterizations on a miniature canvas—with In the Mood for Love stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Maggie Cheung Man Yuk once again providing the sizzling chemistry— evoking the mystery of transient, unexpected connections in the modern city through his inimitable romantic touch.
About the filmmaker:
Wong Kar-wai is a highly acclaimed Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his distinctive cinematic style characterized by non-linear narratives, atmospheric music, and vibrant cinematography. He was born in Shanghai on July 17, 1958, and later moved to Hong Kong at a young age. His films often explore themes of memory, time, and emotion, frequently set in 1960s Hong Kong, and are known for their evocative use of music and visuals.
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