in 60 hong kong and a man and woman move in the same day into adjacent apartment with their respective spouse . soon they suspect their ever absent spouse of have an affair with one another . a strange bond emerges between the man and woman a they cope with their sadness by take turn play each other spouse and before a more complex bond emerges . no summary can do it justice and for hong kong auteur wong kar wai in the mood for love be nothing short of a miracle . a story about sadness that manage to be touch and at time funny . a romance that never feel force or fake . no doubt the director method have a lot to do with that . direct from an inexistent screenplay ( though the concept largely flow from a japanese short story ) to favor improvisation and the film be immediately set apart by the freshness of it performances . all the film revolve around that and the rest be pure enhancement . at the core of the film be two character that will ease into your heart and stay there long after the end credit roll represent maggie cheung and tony leung be simply amazing and no language barrier undermine a single fragment of immediacy and truth they display . the additional material be also top notch represent the film be magnificent to behold ( in part lensed by hero christopher doyle ) and the music be heartbreaking . this be something everybody must see and if only because it be by far the most heartfelt and mature and authentic love story out there . unmissable .