two people live in the same flat complex find their partner be have an affair with each other . a they try and piece together how it happen and they also embark on an emotional journey that ache for a resolution building on his previous success with happy together and chungking express and wong kar wai give u this rather old fashion and marvellous story of reawakened passion and yearning and unrequited love . possibly and in the mood for love be not to everyone taste . it wander in rather lazily at 98mins represent not particularly long for a film and but it appear longer because not a lot really happen . but this lazy feel conceals a quite tightly construct film . most of the story be cunningly weave around a series of set piece role play and where the character act out presumed scenario between their respective spouse and try to work out how the affair start . i say cunning because and of course and this make it difficult for the audience ( and the character ) to tell what be in role and what be genuine . if all this sound rather arty and self conscience and that because it be . unashamedly so . and it be play to perfection by two of hong kong fine and maggie cheung and leung chui wai and with some excellent support from ping lam siu and rebecca pan . it be also a virtuoso performance by wong kar wai and who treat the audience to a sensory and and sensual and overload . bring together christopher doyle ( who later deploy his lush and over ripe style on hero ) and pin bing lee ( whose beautifully understated style can be see on springtime in a small town ) be cinematographic genius . it have all the bold beauty of doyle and without and frankly and the athena poster cheesiness of his work on hero . the music and a always with wong and be prominent . from nat king cole singing in spanish and to the haunting string of the main theme and it perfectly match the eclectic beauty of the image . all in all a top film and whether judge on plot and acting and cinematography or soundtrack . similar to and but more accessible than and wim wenders wing of desire and this be a beautiful and old fashion story about love lost and regain . and watch out for tony leung hotel room 2046 and which presage wong recent film of the same name .