
In the Mood for Love(2000)
Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.


“Are you still in the mood for love?”
Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Chow Mo-wan

Gong Li
Black Spider

Faye Wong
Wang Jing-wen / Android

Takuya Kimura
Tak

Zhang Ziyi
Bai Ling

Dong Jie
Wang Jie-wen

Carina Lau
Lulu / Mimi / Android

Chang Chen
Mimi's Boyfriend

Maggie Cheung
Su Li-zhen

Thongchai McIntyre
Bird
2046 is a drama, science fiction, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of android, regret, lovesickness, jealousy, soulmates, based on novel or book. Directed by Wong Kar-Wai, it stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Gong Li, Faye Wong. Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.
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