Kar Wai Wong	...	(Director)
Kar Wai Wong	...	(Writer)
Maggie Cheung	...	Su Li-zhen - Mrs. Chan
Tony Leung Chiu Wai	...	Chow Mo-wan
Ping Lam Siu	...	Ah Ping
Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung	...	Man living in Mr. Koo's apartment
Rebecca Pan	...	Mrs. Suen
Kelly Lai Chen	...	Mr. Ho (as Lai Chen)
Man-Lei Chan	...	Mr. Koo
Tsi-Ang Chin	...	Amah
Roy Cheung	...	Mr. Chan (voice)
Paulyn Sun	...	Mrs. Chow (voice)
Po-chun Chow	...
Kam-wah Koo	...
Christopher Doyle	...	Cinematographer
Pin Bing Lee	...	Cinematographer
Pung-Leung Kwan	...	Cinematographer
Hsien Yu	...
Ping Bin Lee	...	Cinematographer

Comments: I download and watch every new release of this I can, waiting for one to get the colors just right (for me)

This is my ultimate hangout film. So many of the scenes feel like actual memories in my head

Watching Maggie Cheung's caboose move back and forth as she ... "climbs" is not the right word. It seems beneath her ... as she ascends the stairs doesn't feel male gaze-y at all. It's art. Everyone knows that

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Self-indulgence has never been this beautiful.

Summary: Winner of numerous awards including Best Actor at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, In the Mood for Love confirmed that Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai is a major figure in world cinema. As passionate as it is politely discreet, his film takes place in 1962 Hong Kong, where neighboring apartment dwellers Mr. Chow (Tony Leung) and Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) discover that their oft-absent spouses are having an affair. This realization parallels their own mutual attraction, but fidelity and decency ensure that their intimate bond remains unspoken though deeply understood. With a stealthy, eavesdropping camera style and a screenplay created through spontaneous on-set inspiration, Wong Kar-wai crafts an intricate, finely tuned platonic romance, enhancing its ambience with a kaleidoscope of color (most notably in Cheung's dazzling wardrobe of cheongsam dresses) and careful attention to character detail. Deservedly placed on many critics' top 10 lists, this elegant film should not be missed. --Jeff Shannon