In the mood for love [videorecording] = Hua yang nian hua / USA Films ; Block 2 Pictures Inc. and Paradise Films present a Jet Tone Films production ; a Wong Kar-Wai film ; produced, written and directed by Wong Kar-wai.
Supervised by director of photography Mark Lee Ping-bin; directed by Wong Kar-wai; with commentary by Wong; archival interview with Wong and a "cinema lesson" given by the director at the Cannes Film Festival; Toronto International Film Festival press conference from 2000, with stars Maggie Cheung Man-yuk and Tony Leung Chui-wai; two new interviews with critic Tony Rayns, one about the film and the other about the soundtrack, featuring musical cues; trailer and TV spots; a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Steve Erickson and the Liu Yi-chang story that provided thematic inspiration for the film. Maggie Cheung Man-yuk, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Siu Ping-lam, Rebecca Pan, Lai Chin, Chin Tsi-ang. Program notes (44 p.) with documentaries by Steve Erickson and Liu Yi-Chang inserted in container.
Summary:
Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan and Su Li-zhen 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.
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