This DVD item from Criterion was reviewed on 10-Dec-2008. In the Mood for Love - Criterion Collection Reference DVD. Classifications : General Art House & International Genres DVD Video General AAS Hong Kong By Country Art House & International Genres DVD Video Drama By Genre Art House & International Genres DVD Video Melodrama By Th . Click the following link to view the cover of In the Mood for Love - Criterion Collection. Related topics: 2000. General. Genres. DVD. Video. General AAS. Hong Kong. By Country. Genres. DVD. Video. requestid: e8350588-2f2a-4869-a05c-9ac273a22912
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1) DVD DVD In the Mood for Love - Criterion Collection by Criterion. You will not be able to take your eyes off the screen. This movie is breathtakingly beautiful and it showcases some of the best acting on earth. Much of the story is told with body language and facial expression rather than with words, and the direction and cinematography are brilliant. In my opinion, this is one of the all time greatest movies ever filmed.¤ 2) DVD DVD In the Mood for Love - Criterion Collection by Criterion. This movie is one of my favorites, the look, the music the wardrobe,the love story, great all round and i´m sure you will agree¤ 3) DVD DVD In the Mood for Love - Criterion Collection by Criterion. "In the Mood for Love" is one of those films that if I no longer had it in my collection, I don´t know that I necessarily would miss it. For me, it´s not really a "must-have." Sure, initially you watch it and are bowled over. Style is so much a central element in this movie and you are drenched in it: the lurid colors (greens and reds and blues), the music (Nat King Cole, opera, Shanghai pop), the slo-mo as a character ascends back alley steps, the long takes in which there is just a slow drag on a cigarette, a glacial glance downwards. All of this is beautiful. Make no mistake. It is indeed wonderful to watch. But there are times in this film when all this languid atmosphere threatens to drown the rather simple story of two people, both married, who share an unlikely and upsetting bond. It doesn´t quite, but it comes close. This is a chamber drama for the music video generation except perhaps the video lasts a tad too long. I give it four stars because of its sheer hothouse spectacle, the poignancy of the story, and because the director never quite loses control, though I do think Criterion´s two-disc treatment lends it more of an importance than perhaps it deserves. Bottom line: I liked it more the first time I saw it; the novelty had worn off during the second time.¤ 4) DVD DVD In the Mood for Love - Criterion Collection by Criterion. If you´re a real movie fan, this is one of the movies that you must see. This criterion collection edition of this classic is incredible, excelent extras and great package.
The only problem was that it arrived 2 weeks later than the date it was supposed to.¤ 5) DVD DVD In the Mood for Love - Criterion Collection by Criterion. This movie is simply enchanting. The director´s consummate use of color, the musical score, and the detailed attention to the historical setting -- 60´s Hong Kong -- was sublime. The main characters are statuesquely beautiful and Mrs Chan, in particular, is delectable in her body hugging dresses (qipao). The real thrill is the story line: erotic, without being coarse, passionate and sensual without being prurient, provocatively sexy and yet moral. Its a refreshing change from the lascivious drivel that we often endure from Hollywood. Interview excerpts in the second CD (Criterion collection), especially the director´s commentaries, as well as the alternative endings are both revealing and captivating.¤ 6) DVD DVD In the Mood for Love - Criterion Collection by Criterion. Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan and Su Li-zhen move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are polite and formal-until a discovery about their respective spouses sparks an intimate bond. At once delicately mannered and visually stunning, Wong Kar-wai´s In the Mood for Love is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments in time.¤ 7) DVD DVD In the Mood for Love - Criterion Collection by Criterion. Winner of numerous awards including Best Actor at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, In the Mood for Love confirmed that Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai is a major figure in world cinema. As passionate as it is politely discreet, his film takes place in 1962 Hong Kong, where neighboring apartment dwellers Mr. Chow (Tony Leung) and Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) discover that their oft-absent spouses are having an affair. This realization parallels their own mutual attraction, but fidelity and decency ensure that their intimate bond remains unspoken though deeply understood. With a stealthy, eavesdropping camera style and a screenplay created through spontaneous on-set inspiration, Wong Kar-wai crafts an intricate, finely tuned platonic romance, enhancing its ambience with a kaleidoscope of color (most notably in Cheung´s dazzling wardrobe of cheongsam dresses) and careful attention to character detail. Deservedly placed on many critics´ top 10 lists, this elegant film should not be missed. --Jeff Shannon¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 7-Jan-2009, 1559409274715515012928, UMB-51B-PZB-38B-V6B-8SB-6OB-HIB-8 
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