i would not bore you with story and plot line and a they have be present many time already on this page and so it be along time come since i have see such a film . beautiful and elegant and restrain and with a narrative pace to match . a film with sensitivity and understated quality that be rare in these time of clichéd plot . the beautifully subdue photography and saturate in rich luxurious color and and for lack of good word and each frame be fill with an air of tension . the setting and location be use repeatedly but the film manage to breath new life into them each time they feature and there always seem to be a key prop and light fixture and or set piece to slightly clue the audience a to where we be in the character world . the act reminds me of the the bicycle thief and not the style and but the fact that you forget that you be watch two actor engage in their craft . there be mean behind every gesture and almost every movement have assign significance to explain the inside world of the character and the relationship and the feeling and and situation of the two lover . the dialogue be sparse but like the rest of the movie and be imbue with meaning . speaking of meaning and the soundtrack be infectious . use here it become a story tell device . and although the film be of chinese origin and even a song sung in spanish by nat king cole impart the film with subtle meaning . the orchestrated soundtrack be repetitive and but the repetition be what make it comfortable . it be use in conjunction with the story and and not just a mean to put music to action and or to cue the audience to feel a certain way at a certain plot point . i would not recommend this film to anybody and i fear most people would be jade by the calm flow of the story and but i would recommend it to someone who be look for an alternative to the romantic schlock that fill the multiplex on our side of the world . i must say that i be completely take by this film and and continue to watch it night after night . the story take time to present itself and bear repeat viewing a very few film in this genre be open to such a broad interpretation . a very beautiful movie .