UW Cinematheque - Special Presentations
In The Mood For Love (Fah Yeung Nin Wah) | Hong Kong | 2000 | DCP | 98 min. | Cantonese with English subtitles Director: Wong Kar Wai
Event Details
Date
Friday, September 8, 2023
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung, Rebecca Pan
In 1960s Hong Kong, two next door neighbors (Leung and Cheung at the height of their movie-star powers) discover their spouses are having an affair and embark on a relationship of their own. Stunningly gorgeous, hauntingly enigmatic, teasingly elliptical, Wong Kar-Wai’s masterpiece rewards repeat viewings, but is an undeniable modern classic at first glance, unfolding like an inescapable fever dream.
In 1960s Hong Kong, two next door neighbors (Leung and Cheung at the height of their movie-star powers) discover their spouses are having an affair and embark on a relationship of their own. Stunningly gorgeous, hauntingly enigmatic, teasingly elliptical, Wong Kar-Wai’s masterpiece rewards repeat viewings, but is an undeniable modern classic at first glance, unfolding like an inescapable fever dream.
Cost
Free
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