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In The Mood For Love (2000) |
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If I could sum up In the Mood for Love in one word, I’d say "stylistic". The cinematography is so lush you feel like it was painted with every brush imaginable and then let to dry in the warm afternoon sun of Tuscany. Maggie Cheung's (as Mrs. Chan) silk costumes are so beautiful even they look painted on. Cheung and Tony Leung (as Mr. Chow) are wonderful together.
Mrs. Chan and Mr. Chow, not knowing one another, move themselves and their respective spouses into apartments that are right next to each other. They often pass on their way in and out. Both are loners as their spouses are out of town on business quite often. They are neighborly to one another but not overly so until one day Mr. Chow hears that his wife has been seen with another man. Chow then invites Mrs. Chan out to dinner and they discover that their spouses have been seeing one another. How this happens is one of the twists in the movie. After that they decide to figure out what drew their spouses to one another and how it all started. You find yourself wanting them to fall in-love even as they try "not to be like them." The movie is like an old dance, slow but beautiful. It requires patience for those used to faster paced movies but is well worth it and the second time around you can see the nuances and appreciate the beauty even more. Enjoy.
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