Episode 75: Wong Kar-wai's 'In the Mood for Love' (2000)

In this episode, I talk about Wong Kar-wai's 2000 film, "In the Mood for Love," which follows two people--Mr. Chow and Mrs. Chan--in 1960s Hong Kong whose spouses are cheating on them with each other. Mrs. Chan and Mr. Chow spend more and more time together, imagining how their spouses met and started their affair, but they start to fall in love. Intent on not acting like their spouses, they resist temptation. In my exploration of the film, I emphasize the themes of longing, loneliness, desire, memory, and nostalgia.

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Original artwork by Dhiyanah Hassan

Full show notes:

What I've Been Watching Notes

Britbox
AcornTV
Rosemary and Thyme
My Journey Through French Cinema
Extra episode about French cinema for my patrons on Patreon
French Poetic Realism
Port of Shadows
The Docks of New York
Underworld
The Black Power Mixtape 1967 to 1975
How Heavy This Hammer

Episodes Mentioned

The Keepers, Big Little Lies, and Broadchurch
The Secret Garden
La Jetee
Wild Strawberries
Brief Encounter

Other Notes

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks
Senses of Cinema profile on Wong Kar-wai