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Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung reunite in Wong Kar-wai’s smart and stunning In the Mood for Love
By Robert Ito
Director Wong Kar-wai describes his latest film, In the Mood for Love, as the most difficult movie he’s ever made. The production, which began in 1997, was plagued by permit problems, quarrels with censors and financial difficulties exacerbated by the Asian economic crisis. According to lead actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Wong had to be hospitalized several times, probably because of stress.
All the setbacks led to one of the longest film productions in Wong’s career, including a grueling on-again, off-again, 15-month shooting schedule that took the crew from Hong Kong and Bangkok to Angkor Wat. Days before its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last May, Wong was still in the editing room. The film screened at the festival as “Untitled,” because Wong still hadn’t thought of a name.
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