In the Mood for Love

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In the Mood for Love is a critically acclaimed 2000 Hong Kong romantic drama film renowned for its lush cinematography, restrained storytelling, and poignant portrayal of unfulfilled love.

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instanceOf Hong Kong film
film
artDirector William Chang Suk-ping NERFINISHED
awardReceived Best Actor at Cannes Film Festival
awardReceivedBy Tony Leung Chiu-wai NERFINISHED
cinematographer Christopher Doyle NERFINISHED
Mark Lee Ping-bing NERFINISHED
Pung-Leung Kwan NERFINISHED
costumeDesigner William Chang Suk-ping NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Hong Kong NERFINISHED
criticalReception universal acclaim
director Wong Kar-wai NERFINISHED
distributor Block 2 Pictures NERFINISHED
USA Films (United States) NERFINISHED
editor William Chang Suk-ping NERFINISHED
featuresSong Quizás, quizás, quizás NERFINISHED
Yumeji’s Theme NERFINISHED
filmingLocations Bangkok NERFINISHED
Hong Kong NERFINISHED
followedBy 2046
follows Days of Being Wild NERFINISHED
genre art film
romantic drama
hasTheme loneliness
marital infidelity
repressed desire
includedInList BBC 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century (2016, ranked #2) NERFINISHED
Sight & Sound greatest films polls NERFINISHED
knownFor lush cinematography
restrained storytelling
use of music and repetition
use of slow motion
mainCharacter Chow Mo-wan NERFINISHED
Su Li-zhen NERFINISHED
musicBy Michael Galasso NERFINISHED
originalLanguage Cantonese
French
Shanghainese
portrays emotional restraint
unfulfilled love
premiereEvent 2000 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
producer Wong Kar-wai NERFINISHED
productionCompany Jet Tone Productions NERFINISHED
releaseYear 2000
runtimeMinutes 98
setInPeriod 1962
settingLocation Hong Kong NERFINISHED
starring Maggie Cheung NERFINISHED
Tony Leung Chiu-wai NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfProduction late 1990s
writer Wong Kar-wai NERFINISHED

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In the Mood for Love (film score) basedOn In the Mood for Love
Kar Wai Wong directed In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar-wai directed In the Mood for Love
Yumeji’s Theme featuredInWork In the Mood for Love
Christopher Doyle notableWork In the Mood for Love
Kar Wai Wong notableWork In the Mood for Love
Mark Lee Ping-bing notableWork In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love (film score) partOf In the Mood for Love
this entity surface form: In the Mood for Love (film)
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this entity surface form: In the Mood for Love (2000 Hong Kong romantic drama film)
Mark Lee Ping-bing workedOn In the Mood for Love
Kar Wai Wong wroteScreenplayFor In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar-wai wroteScreenplayFor In the Mood for Love