
A melancholy story about the love between a woman and a man who live in the same building and one day find out that their husband and wife had an affair with each other. More and more the two meet during their daily lives as they determine that they both don’t want to be lonely in their marriage. They also find out that they share a passion for Kung-Fu stories.
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Maggie Cheung | Su Li-zhen - Mrs. Chan |
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Tony Leung Chiu Wai | Chow Mo-wan |
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Ping Lam Siu | Ah Ping |
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Tung Cho Cheung | Man living in Mr. Koo's apartment |
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Rebecca Pan | Mrs. Suen |
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Lai Chen | Mr. Ho |
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Man-Lei Chan | Mr. Koo |
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Kam-wah Koo | |
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Szu-ying Chien | Amah |
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Paulyn Sun | Mrs. Chow |
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Ron Cheung | Mr. Chan |
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Po-chun Chow | |
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Hsien Yu | |
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Julien Carbon | French tourist |
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Laurent Courtiaud | French reporter |
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Charles de Gaulle | Self (1966 visit to Cambodia) |
Director | Kar Wai Wong |
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Writer | Kar Wai Wong | |
Producer | Ye-cheng Chan, William Chang, Gilles Ciment, Kar Wai Wong, Jacky Yee Wah Pang | |
Musician | Michael Galasso, Shigeru Umebayashi | |
Photography | Christopher Doyle, Pung-Leung Kwan, Ping Bin Lee |
Edition | Criterion Collection |
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Packaging | Jewel Case |
Nr Discs | 1 |
Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.66:1) |
Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [Cantonese] SUB [English] |
Subtitles | English |
Layers | Single side, Single layer |
Edition Release Date | Oct 02, 2012 |
Regions | Region 1 | Region A |
Watched | |
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Quantity | 1 |
Index | 1719 |
Added Date | Aug 14, 2014 22:07:08 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:34:12 |
Disc Features
Digital transfer (DVD edition); restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Mark Lee Ping-bin, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack (Blu-ray edition)
@ “In the Mood for Love,” director Wong Kar‑wai’s documentary on the making of the film
Deleted scenes, with commentary by Wong
Hua yang de nian hua (2000), a short film by Wong
Archival interview with Wong and a “cinema lesson” given by the director at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival press conference from 2000, with stars Maggie Cheung Man-yuk and Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Two new interviews with critic Tony Rayns, one about the film and the other about the soundtrack, featuring musical cues (Blu-ray only)
Trailers and TV spots
The music of In the Mood for Love, presented in an interactive essay (DVD only)
Essay by film scholar Gina Marchetti illuminating the film’s unique setting (DVD only)
Photo gallery (DVD only)
Biographies of key cast and crew (DVD only)
Plus: An essay by film critic Steve Erickson (DVD and Blu-ray); a booklet featuring the Liu Yi-chang story that provided thematic inspiration for the film (Blu-ray only)
Cover by Lucien S. Y. Yang