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Synopsis
In the Mood for Love is a 2000 romantic drama film written, directed, and produced by Wong Kar-wai. An international co-production between Hong Kong and France, the film follows a man and a woman in 1962 who discover that their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time together, they gradually develop feelings for one another. It is the second installment in an informal trilogy, preceded by Days of Being Wild (1990) and followed by 2046 (2004).
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Themes & motifs
the taxonomy ↗- Food as CharacterMotifNoodles carried up a stairwell, dinners ordered for two people pretending to be alone: the meal is where the affair both happens and does not.
- The Wordless StretchMotifWhole scenes pass in slow motion with nothing but Yumeji's Theme over them — what the two of them never say is the entire film.
Credits
Box office · USD, worldwide
Revenue
$2.7M
