Profile Movie: In the Mood for Love Chinese: Fa yeung nin wa Director: Wong Kar-Wai Writer: Wong Kar-Wai Producer: Wong Kar-Wai Cinematographer: Christopher Doyle, Pung-Leung Kwan, Ping Bin Lee Release Date: May 20, 2000 Runtime: 98 min Language: Cantonese Country: Hong Kong Plot Chow has a secret. A little secret that was originally meant to be sweetly revengeful but ended up like an albatross. Haunting him. The seduction part has been bittersweet, no doubt. Lizhen, her husband who has been ... In 1962 Hong Kong, neighbors Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan) and Chow Mo-wan (Mr. Chow) discover their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time together, they develop feelings for each other, but their relationship remains chaste and unspoken, reflecting societal constraints and their own moral compass. In this tale of platonic romance set in 1962 Hong Kong, neighboring apartment-dwellers discover that their often-absent spouses are having an affair. Watch trailers & learn more. 'In the Mood for Love' is a very slow, beautiful, melancholic and romantic love story, with a wonderful photography and soundtrack and a very unusual edition. The film had not had a screenplay, and the actors were never sure about what they would be shooting.
