IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000) directed by Wong Kar Wai (DAYS OF BEING WILD, CHUNGKING EXPRESS) is one of the greatest and most understated romantic films of all time.
Set in the 1960's Hong Kong, a friendship develops between a married woman who's husband is frequently away on business trips and her new neighbour, a junior newspaper editor with an elusive wife.
At first their acquaintance and meetings were just a way to pass the boredom of the evenings, and as their friendship develops the audience slowly feels the developing palpable tension with the backdrop of acceptable societal norms being able to hold the dynamics of their relationship in check for only so long.
Sumptuous set design paired with the cinematography of Christopher Doyle and the auteur style of Wong Kar Wai, makes this a must-watch film for any fan of cinema.
