Written by - Wong Kar-wai
Cast - Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung
Country - Hong Kong [2000]
This film shows how subtle a love can be. Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung are neighbors in an apartment building. With their spouses working overtime and the other neighbors playing mahjong leaves the 2 to develop a platonic relationship. The slow mutation of platonic to amorous is beautifully depicted with intimate soft moments of hesitation and unsure body language. In Hong Kong of 1960's they conform to the social norms of the day and drift apart only to share moments of brief proximity years later. The film leaves you wondering which lasts longer, love or the tragedy of love.
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