In the Mood for Love details
| Format: | PG DVD |
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| Starring: | Tony Leung, Ping Lam Siu, Chi-ang Chi, Maggie Cheung, Lai Chen, Rebecca Pan |
| Director: | Wong Kar-Wai |
| Genres: | Drama - General, Romantic, Romance, World Cinema - Chinese |
| Studio: | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Collections: | Cannes Collection, Cannes-tastic!, In the Mood for Love, It Must Be Love, LOVEFiLM Staff Picks, Post-Match Passion, Sexy Friends, Super Cool Films |
| Name | Discs | |
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In the Mood for Love |
PG Feature | |
In the Mood for Love - Bonus Features |
PG Bonus |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 34 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 29 Oct 2001 |
| Main languages: | Cantonese |
| Subtitles: | Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish |
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It's worth the risk.....
By Hurdlemagurdle (79 reviews) from Scotland , 20 Apr 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
This is not going to be everyone's cup of tea, it's slow and very little happens, but the supressed emotion that is built up by the leads, similar to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, is what makes this film one of my favourites. Setting it in the sixties also works well. My advice would be - if you're bored after half an hour turn off, the pace doesn't change. If you're not bored after half an hour you're going to love it. Go on and risk it.... it's only half an hour you'll waste.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(105)A Beautifully Crafted Study of Love & Lonliness
By Pete1969 (7 reviews) from Otley , 20 Sep 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
A lovely, delicate piece of cinema. There were so many points at which this film could have fallen into cliche, but it sidestepped each one and has carved itself name in arthouse cinema of the best tradition. Subtle and understated we are brought slowly into the pervasive melancholy of the two lead characters.
It feel more Japanese than Chinese/Hong Kong and is all the better for it. The focus is upon the people, the aesthetic of the era and the passing of youth. The film manages to paint a portrait of muted love that lives long in the memory.
Cinema as art.
If you like films that are fast, well signposted and have a traditional beginning, middle and end, this will probably not be any good for you. If, however, you like to immerse yourself in a beautiful piece of work. Watch it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Gorgeous and evocative
By Borrasangel (6 reviews) , 24 Aug 2011This is a hypnotic film which draws you in from the first frames, and never lets go of you, leaving you wanting more. This despite its leisurely pace and some baffling moments. The director shows he is an auteur: he knows we can't get enough of his star Maggie Cheung in her gorgeous and ever-changing, high-necked, figure-hugging dresses, and so he dares to show her again and again decending the scruffy steps to the noodle bar, following her as she ascends again with her lonely meal....the pleasures of this film are in the tension that builds between the two lonely protagonists, and the sense of period so lovingly and yet casually evoked. It reminded me of Terence Davies' films in the contrast between claustrophobic tenement living, and the dreams of glamour and beauty evoked by the lush detail. And I loved the music.- Was this review helpful to you?
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"Quietly sexy" and fantastic music !
By Nicola85 (1 review) , 28 Jul 2011I loved this film and the innosence it portrays. The music is fabulous and truly captures the tone, quietly sexy is a perfect description, I will definatly watch this again, or others by this director.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Slo Mo Art
By Dude0203 (71 reviews) from Wirral , 20 Jun 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
Amazing sensual cinema and beautiful soundtrack....slow motion shots of women very sexy and beguiling...I could empathize with the leading characters,frozen into inaction but yearning for love.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Poignant, detailed & atmospheric
By londonpeter (4 reviews) from London , 08 May 2011THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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