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In the Mood for Love

2000 film directed by Wong Kar-wai
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In the Mood for Love

Summary

In the Mood for Love is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,422 views/month, #726 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • In the Mood for Love received the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress[3].
  • In the Mood for Love received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor[4].
  • In the Mood for Love received the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor[5].
  • In the Mood for Love received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film[6].
  • In the Mood for Love received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography[7].
  • In the Mood for Love received the César Award for Best Foreign Film[8].
  • In the Mood for Love's instance of is recorded as film[9].
  • In the Mood for Love was directed by Wong Kar-wai[10].
  • Wong Kar-wai wrote the screenplay for In the Mood for Love[11].
  • In the Mood for Love's composer is recorded as Michael Galasso[12].
  • In the Mood for Love's composer is recorded as Shigeru Umebayashi[13].
  • In the Mood for Love's genre is romance film[14].
  • In the Mood for Love's genre is drama film[15].
  • A cast member of In the Mood for Love was Maggie Cheung[16].
  • A cast member of In the Mood for Love was Tony Leung[17].
  • A cast member of In the Mood for Love was Joe Cheung[18].
  • A cast member of In the Mood for Love was Rebecca Pan[19].
  • A cast member of In the Mood for Love was Roy Cheung[20].
  • A cast member of In the Mood for Love was Paulyn Sun[21].
  • A cast member of In the Mood for Love was Chin Tsi-ang[22].
  • A cast member of In the Mood for Love was Julien Carbon[23].
  • A cast member of In the Mood for Love was Laurent Courtiaud[24].
  • A cast member of In the Mood for Love was Ping Lam Siu[25].
  • A cast member of In the Mood for Love was Kelly Lai Chen[26].
  • In the Mood for Love was produced by Wong Kar-wai[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

In the Mood for Love was produced by Wong Kar-wai[27]. It was directed by Wong Kar-wai[10]. Wong Kar-wai wrote the screenplay for it[11]. Cast members include Maggie Cheung[16], Tony Leung[17], Joe Cheung[18], Rebecca Pan[19], Roy Cheung[20], and Paulyn Sun[21].

Publication

Publication dates include May 20, 2000[28], November 30, 2000[29], September 29, 2000[30], November 8, 2000[31], and March 9, 2001[32]. The original language of In the Mood for Love was Cantonese[33]. Genres include romance film[14] and drama film[15]. Series this is part of include Love trilogy[34] and BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century[35]. It was distributed by video on demand[36].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include fleeting relationship[37], marriage[38], infidelity[39], Sehnsucht[40], human bonding[41], and neighbor[42]. Series this is part of include Love trilogy[34] and BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century[35].

Reception

Awards received include Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress[3], an award for best leading actress[43], in Hong Kong[44], founded in 1982[45]; Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor[4], a class of award[46], in France[47], founded in 1946[48]; Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor[5], an award for best leading actor[49], in People's Republic of China[50], founded in 1982[51]; National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film[6], a class of award[52], in United States[53]; National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography[7], a class of award[54], in United States[55]; and César Award for Best Foreign Film[8], a César Award[56], in France[57], founded in 1976[58]. Reviews include 7.9/10[59], 92%[60], and 87/100[61].

Why It Matters

In the Mood for Love ranks in the top 0.77% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,422 views/month, #726 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

What awards did In the Mood for Love receive?

Honors received include Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress[3], Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor[4], Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor[5], and National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film[6].

Related Entities

Everything Everywhere All at Once film France Hong Kong Macau Maggie Cheung Thailand Tony Leung Wong Kar-wai

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  30. [59] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  33. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [29] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  37. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  41. [40] ↑ . In the Mood for Love. wikidata.org.
  42. [41] ↑ . In the Mood for Love. wikidata.org.
  43. [42] ↑ . Q98542930. wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Review score → 7.9/10, 92%, 87/100
    Distribution format → video on demand
    Award received → Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor +5
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