19) In the Mood for Love (2000)

A drawing film that makes one feel like losing one's self, Wong Kar-Wai's In the Mood for Love is a tale of unaccomplished love between two adjoining souls, Su (Maggie Cheung) and Chow (Tony Leung), who discover that their spouses are having an affair. It is a superlative example of hunger and want, very beautifully enhanced by lush visual imagery and hauntingly beautiful sound. The performances are restrained but great, keeping the emotional tension in focus, in which rising love can thrive in the most subtle moments, and unspoken feelings can be born to leave one's mark.
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Edited by Sohini Biswas