In the Mood for Love (2000), is the story of a love affair, set in Hong Kong in the sixties, between the protagonist Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung) and his married next door neighbor Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung), and 2046 (2004) is ideally its sequel, where we see the protagonist years later as a writer living a more bohemian and nostalgic life. The first movie is more reminiscent of a theater play with a strong attention to the everyday lives of the characters and to the evolution of their discrete but intense love story, whereas the second one (which is probably my favorite) is a combination of the real life of the protagonist and the stories he writes, with a juxtaposition of images from his present day and from his futuristic novels. It is a truly beautiful movie. The music is incredible, especially La Polonaise by Shigeru Umebayashi, and don't make me mention the clothes! I have seen numerous fashion photoshoots inspired by these movies, William Chang, the editor and costume designer of the movies managed to take the already very elegant traditional chinese Cheongsam (Qipao) dress to a whole new level of sophistication, just look...
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