Cinephiles everywhere were seething when a special director’s cut of Wong Kar-wai’s iconic In the Mood for Love was released for Valentine’s Day this year – but only for mainland China. Well, be green no more, as Hong Kong is finally getting our chance to see this version of the film for ourselves soon!
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of this seminal melodrama, this special edition that’s hitting our screens has been restored in 4K and, most importantly, contains nine minutes of previously unseen footage which Wong has called a ‘reunion present’ for fans of the film. Will the question about the extra ticket be answered? Will we find out what gets whispered into the tree at Angkor Wat? Or will we get to see that deleted scene of Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung dancing?
However, some new posters of the film have shown Maggie Cheung’s character Su Lizhen out of her beautiful cheongsam, and walking into a modern convenience store – which begs the question: what would it be like if In the Mood for Love was set in the 21st century? The only way to answer these burning questions is to watch the director’s cut for yourself.
Mark your calendars for April 12 and 13. The first screening will be at Emperor Cinemas in iSquare, with tickets costing $320 and dropping for public sales at 1pm on April 2. VIP members of the cinema chain can purchase tickets at a special price of $288 and also receive an anniversary edition A4 folder. The April 13 screening will be at the Emperor Cinemas in Central and is themed after Black Valentine’s, so single moviegoers are encouraged to show up dressed all in black to receive a special Black Valentine’s movie poster. Tickets for this screening will also start around 1pm on April 2.
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