In the Mood for Love

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

SOLD OUT! Post-film discussion with Garbage’s Shirley Manson! High-definition digital projection

“Wong’s paean to the agony’n ecstasy of buttoned-up emotions is a kind-of sequel to Days of Being Wild, shaped and scored as a valse triste. In Hong Kong, 1962, Mr Chow (Tony Leung) and Mrs Chan (Maggie Cheung) are neighbours who discover that their spouses are having an affair. He finds excuses to spend time with her, apparently intending to jilt her. Then they fall in love, but (aside from one reckless moment in a hotel) repress their feelings. He runs away to work as a journalist in Singapore; in 1966, covering De Gaulle’s state visit to Cambodia, he’s in Angkor Wat trying to unburden himself of the secret which overwhelms his life… Every charged frame of the film pulses with the central contradiction between repression and emotional abandon; the formalism and sensuality are inextricable. Career-best performances from both leads, Leung having a Cannes ‘Best Actor’ prize to show for his.” – Time Out (London)

• Country Hong Kong/France
• Language In Cantonese, Shanghainese and French with English subtitles
• Rating PG
• Year 2000
• Running Time 98 minutes
• Director Wong Kar-wai

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