- During the filming of the film, Tony Leung couldn't bear the appearance of combing his hair. Once, Tony Leung’s oily hair combed for three days could not be washed off, and later he used dishwashing liquid to clean his hair.
- Originally, all the roles of the film were played by Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung, including the other half of the male and female protagonist, the landlord, and passers-by. However, it was too difficult to film, so the director Wong Kar Wai gave up.
- As part of the scenes in the film were supplemented, the cheongsam prepared for Maggie Cheung at the beginning of the filming was not suitable, so the crew chose suitable cloth to make it. In this way, Maggie Cheung wore more and more cheongsam, and finally exceeded 20 sets.
- The scene in Angkor Wat did not originally have Maggie Cheung, but Maggie Cheung still followed the crew to the filming location in order to see Angkor Wat.
- During the filming of the film, Wong Kar-wai did not know which one would be the last shot. Later, due to time constraints, Wong Kar-wai set the last shot to be the scene where Maggie Cheung was crying alone.
- In the early days of filming "In the Mood for Love", Maggie Cheung often couldn't grasp Wong Kar-wai's filming orientation, so she asked Wong Kar-wai questions every day; while Tony Leung laughed and said Maggie Cheung was like a "problem girl."
In the Mood for Love behind the scenes gags
2021-11-15 08:01
Extended Reading
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Terrill 2022-03-21 09:01:42
There is no right or wrong in love. The glitz fades away, she is lonelier than fireworks, I want you to know that there is a person in this world who is always waiting for you, no matter when or where. Anyway, you know, there is always such a person...
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Hailey 2022-03-28 09:01:02
In this way, in the Mood for Love should be Wong Kar-wai's only work that completely internalizes literature and art. One can imagine how hard he had to hold back.
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[first lines]
Title Card: It is a restless moment. She has kept her head lowered, to give him a chance to come closer. But he could not, for lack of courage. She turns and walks away.
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Caption: That era has passed. Nothing that belonged to it exists anymore.