Ticketholders to this special show can also enjoy a complimentary Dim Sum taster selection of dumpling and a jasmine tea; served in the cinema foyer from 30 minutes before the screening start time.
We are delighted that James Mudge of FOCUS HONG KONG will record an exclusive introduction to all screenings of this film.
For the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, Wong Kar Wai has revisited the original concept of the film. With this special edition he has offered the possibility of storytelling by adding the unseen chapter as a bonus to the original version.
Please stay to the end credits of the film to see this short film.
Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their spouses creates an intimate bond between them. At once delicately mannered and visually extravagant, Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments. With its aching musical soundtrack and exquisitely abstract cinematography by Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping-bin, this film has been a major stylistic influence on the past 25 years of cinema.
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2001 - SHORT FILM (please stay to the end of the main feature to see this short):
Initially conceived as one third of a triptych about food, In the Mood for Love was expanded into a stand-alone feature that won immediate recognition as a modern-day classic. Another third—intended as the “dessert,” as Wong Kar-wai has put it—was, until now, only screened during his masterclass at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Now available in wide release for the first time, In the Mood for Love 2001 demonstrates the director’s masterful ability to generate palpable atmosphere and striking characterizations on a miniature canvas—with In the Mood for Love stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Maggie Cheung Man Yuk once again providing the sizzling chemistry— evoking the mystery of transient, unexpected connections in the modern city through his inimitable romantic touch.
Plays as part of IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 25th Anniversary Edition. In theatres only!
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