"In the Mood for Love"

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This paper analyzes and reviews the film, "In the Mood for Love," directed by Wong Kar-wai. It describes the plot of the film and the characters who are involved. The paper then looks at the style of the film, the music used to create moods in the film and how tension is portrayed. It also discusses how the camera follows the characters and what this portrays in terms of mood.

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"The music used to create moods in this film is perfectly suited to the buildup of desire and the melancholy that surrounds these two unrequited lovers. This movie is about desire, for certain, but it's also about restraint and sadness. And the main musical theme may drive some viewers crazy. The theme music is "Yumeji's Theme" - a waltz with stringed instruments that plays when the two characters are passing in the hall, or when they meet outside in the rain, or ride in slow motion in the back of a cab. It seems to always nearby."
"Also, several songs by Nat "King" Cole are used frequently by the director. One of them is "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" (Green eyes) which may denote jealousy. All three Nat "King" Cole songs are sung in Spanish, a strange mix of language and culture in a movie that is supposedly taking place in Hong Kong, 1962, and that features both Cantonese and Shanghai subtitles."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Wong Kar-wai. (2001). "In the Mood for Love." Block2 Pictures Inc & Paradis Films.

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