In the Mood for Love

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$15.1M

Set in Hong Kong, 1962, Chow Mo-Wan is a newspaper editor who moves into a new building with his wife. At the same time, Su Li-zhen, a beautiful secretary and her executive husband also move in to the crowded building. With their spouses often away, Chow and Li-zhen spend most of their time together as friends. They have everything in common from noodle shops to martial arts. Soon, they are shocked to discover that their spouses are having an affair. Hurt and angry, they find comfort in their growing friendship even as they resolve not to be like their unfaithful mates.

🏆 Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award45 wins & 50 nominations total

Genres

Drama, Romance

Director

Wong Kar-Wai

Cast

Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ping-Lam Siu

Released

9 March 2001

Runtime

1h 38m

Certificate

PG

IMDb rating

8 / 10

Votes

188,013

Metascore

87

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

Box office

$3,596,859

Edition

Base