In the Mood for Love is a 2000 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, following two neighbors in 1962 Hong Kong who discover their respective spouses are having an affair with each other and develop a restrained, unconsummated bond of their own. The film is noted for its stylized visual approach, built around slow motion, recurring musical cues, and Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping-bin's cinematography, which conveys the characters' repressed longing largely through gesture and composition rather than dialogue. In the Mood for Love won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival and has been consistently ranked among the greatest films of the 21st century in international critics' polls, including a top-five finish in the British Film Institute's 2022 Sight and Sound poll.
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AwardCannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor 1 AwardCésar Award for Best Foreign Film 1 AwardEuropean Film Award for Best Non-European Film 1 AwardGerman Film Award for Best No-German Film 1 AwardHong Kong Film Award for Best Actor 1 AwardHong Kong Film Award for Best Actress 1 AwardNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography 1 AwardNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1 Release Year Connections
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- Also in Geography Atlas: France, originated there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Thailand, originated there.
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1. Wikidata: In the Mood for Love
Wikidata Q1056853, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. In the Mood for Love (Wikipedia)
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In the Mood for Love ... is a 2000 romantic drama film written, directed, and produced by Wong Kar-wai.
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An international co-production between Hong Kong and France, the film follows a man (Tony Leung) and a woman (Maggie Cheung) in 1962 who discover that their spouses are having an affair.
View the Source In the Mood for Love (Wikidata)
Wikidata P166: Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Wikidata P166 (award received): Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.
Wikidata P166: César Award for Best Foreign Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): César Award for Best Foreign Film.
Wikidata P166: European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): European Film Award for Best Non-European Film.
Wikidata P166: German Film Award for Best No-German Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): German Film Award for Best No-German Film.
Wikidata P166: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
Wikidata P166 (award received): Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.
Wikidata P166: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
Wikidata P166 (award received): Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress.
Wikidata P166: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography.
Wikidata P166: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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