In the Mood for Love

tapas_bandyopadhyaya · **Joined:** Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:41 am **Posts:** 2

I read in the promo for the film on the disc that the movie was shot in Beijing and later in Macau. The reason was that the Chinese wanted a copy of the script. Wong Kar-wai didnt have any pre written script. I dont believe that. Having seen 'in the mood for love' four times in the last four days, I just cant believe that.

One example why. When Mr.Chow is coming out of the Suen/Chen apartment just as Mrs.Chen is entering, she notices his tie. Later there is that story of the tie. How do you do such detailing without a script?

Anyone?

223 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:50 am

Quite easily, in fact.

zurri · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:27 pm

When you have a passion for a story you want to tell...believe me
you will know every single minute detail.

There probably is so much detail that you have to cut /trim/skip a lot of your thoughts : )

223 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:01 pm

He may have even filmed the conversation about the tie before he filmed that scene.

dequinix · **Posted:** Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:41 pm

Made this the sticky for ITMFL.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/push/ne ... l_mcguigan

He picks ITMFL as one of his five favorite.

monty mike · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:48 pm

Can anyone tell me what the writing at the very end says? You know, after Tony whispers his secret into the hole and covers it with mud, just before the film ends.

cchang_nyc · **Joined:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:31 am **Posts:** 14

monty mike,

in case you haven't found the translation...

that bygone time,
it's like beyond a piece of
glass that's covered with dust,
(you) can see it, but cannot grasp it.

he has been missing everything from that past all the time.

if he could break that piece of dusted glass,
he would have returned to that bygone time.

dezdichado · **Joined:** Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:06 pm **Posts:** 1

I saw this Movie in a Anthropology class.

I have quite never been treated to such an all-encompassing experience like ITMFL. The score, story, characters, cinematography, acting .. all left me breathless.

It was like making love for the first time.

Hi, I am a new member and discovered WKW 2 years ago. Ever since then, I have constantly found myself more and more in awe of this giant amongst directors. Nice to have a found a forum dedicated to his genius.

dequinix · **Posted:** Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:24 am

dezdichado wrote:

I saw this Movie in a Anthropology class.

I have quite never been treated to such an all-encompassing experience like ITMFL. The score, story, characters, cinematography, acting .. all left me breathless.

It was like making love for the first time.

Hi, I am a new member and discovered WKW 2 years ago. Ever since then, I have constantly found myself more and more in awe of this giant amongst directors. Nice to have a found a forum dedicated to his genius.

I felt the same way when I first saw Chungking Express. Welcome!

Jeffrey · **Posted:** Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:45 am

Entertainment Weekly names In The Mood For Love as one of the top 25 romantic movies of the past 25 years:
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,2020956 ... _5,00.html

Xiong · **Posted:** Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:54 pm

A Taiwanese R&B singer wrote a song inspired by ITMFL and the name of the song, Su Li-zhen.

Enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JOz_P40Foc

blurA14 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:48 pm

http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine ... -one.thtml

no. 41 on their list.

sonofarich · **Joined:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 1:46 pm **Posts:** 569

I stumbled upon this site from a friend of mine.

http://www.heartificer.com/2009/06/blog-post.html

Some nice artwork.

dequinix · **Posted:** Sun May 23, 2010 4:11 pm

sonofarich wrote:

I stumbled upon this site from a friend of mine.

http://www.heartificer.com/2009/06/blog-post.html

Some nice artwork.

This is just lovely.

Panda 9D · **Posted:** Tue May 25, 2010 9:22 pm

tapas_bandyopadhyaya wrote:

I read in the promo for the film on the disc that the movie was shot in Beijing and later in Macau. The reason was that the Chinese wanted a copy of the script. Wong Kar-wai didnt have any pre written script. I dont believe that. Having seen 'in the mood for love' four times in the last four days, I just cant believe that.

One example why. When Mr.Chow is coming out of the Suen/Chen apartment just as Mrs.Chen is entering, she notices his tie. Later there is that story of the tie. How do you do such detailing without a script?

Anyone?

While some here think it's done easily I imagine he did have at least pieces of a script. He may not have begun with a complete screenplay but he would have worked with something written down. That's my guess.

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