In the Mood for Love

It is a virtuosic melodrama in which the love story is built on nuances and innuendos, and the most important moments occur between the lines. 

Neighbors on the same staircase discover that their spouses are cheating on them with each other. After this revelation, they experience that special, familiar electricity that all lovers feel when nothing definite happens but something intangible hangs in the air. It is precisely this intangible something—ephemeral yet undeniably present—that Car-Wai skillfully captures in his net.

Despite being a film about essentially double adultery, it is devoid of vulgarity yet incredibly erotic. It is an elegant dance unfolding between two people, where a mere glance can be the culminating moment, and accidental hand touches surpass most bedroom scenes.

 Nominated for the Palme d'Or, Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival, and the César Award for Best Foreign Film.