Film Break Society: IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000)
Schedule
Thu, 21 Aug, 2025 at 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Naro Cinema | Norfolk, VA
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“It really blew my mind that you could make films in that way, as a poetic medium that doesn’t have to spell everything out.” – Sofia Coppola, director“We have too many Wong Kar Wai heads at the Naro” – Anon, Naro Cinema staff
“Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their spouses creates an intimate bond between them. At once delicately mannered and visually extravagant, Wong Kar Wai’s IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments. With its aching musical soundtrack and exquisitely abstract cinematography by Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping-bin, this film has been a major stylistic influence on the past 25 years of cinema.” – Janus Films (2000, 1hr38min, Not Rated)
THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES:
Short Film: IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2001 – Wong’s epilogue to his international smash also stars Maggie Cheung Man-yuk and Tony Leung Chiu-wait as another pair of unrequited lovers, this time under the washed-out fluorescence of a 7/11. Screened at Cannes in 2001, the short has gone unreleased until 2025! (2001, 9min)
Beer, Wine & Cocktails benefitting Film Break Society
Presented by FILM BREAK SOCIETY, a nonprofit organization dedicated to big screen presentations of classic films and under-the-radar contemporaries.
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Where is it happening?
Naro Cinema, 1507 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23517-1707, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
