beautiful and emotional and and subtle . i watch this movie at an art center with a small screen in a film room with 95 % of senior citizen . i wish big cinema like lowes around here would show it . great cinematography by wong and christopher doyle . since i understand cantonese and it a lot easy for me to understand the movie . as simple a the story go and many english speaking viewer do not get the whole story . three old lady next to me keep yapping and have no clue about the movie . spoiler while they be surprise when i mention that mr. chow do sleep with mr chen and they have a son . she go to singapore try to tell him but do not . spoilerthe mandarin translation of the movie title actually mean flowery like moment or memory . the phrase usually use to describe beautiful and wonderful memory that be inpermanance and short . the whole movie pretty much fit the title . not to mention the flowery cheung sam . my favorite scene be definately the street corner in the alley . it look so beautiful and the sun shin on the old and fade wall and at night in the dark and in the rain and truely a poetic moment . i felt a strong sense of intimacy of their relationship see them stand against the wall and talk quietly . i felt a terrible heartache when mr chow be rehearse his depart moment and and mrs chen cry on his shoulder . bravo wong kar wai . as much a i like this one and chungking express still top my favorite . however and i will give this one a 10 as well . a a point of reference and cthd only get 7. if you love art and you will love this movie . don not miss it .