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| Nelson_Mandela 05/30/19 4:42:17 PM #194: | #179. In the Mood for Love https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/45/In_the_Mood_for_Love_movie.jpg Dir: Wong Kar-wai Genre: Drama, Romance Year: 2000 There are basically two kinds of Wong Kar-wai movies: high octane, handheld guerilla indie flicks and meticulous, beautifully produced period pieces. In the Mood for Love is the best of his films in the latter category. In the Mood for Love is the story of two neighbors whose friendship develops when they both begin to suspect that their spouse is having an affair with the other's. In the midst of this Shakespearean-like story is a gorgeous recreation of 1960s Hong Kong, complete with perfectly designed costumes, sets, and soundtrack that makes you feel like you have the same nostalgia for it the characters do. I won't say much about how the plot develops/ends, but I can say that it bucks some of the expected conventions of a story of its kind to give it a much more meaningful and satisfying conclusion. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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