4K version of "In the Mood for Love" premiered at New York Film Festival


1905 Film Network News The 58th New York Film Festival held a special screening of the new 4K digitally restored version of "In the Mood for Love" on September 29 (September 28, local time). This screening is the world premiere of the new 4K digitally restored version of "In the Mood for Love" and the first stop of the 20th anniversary global tour of "In the Mood for Love". It is reported that the film will also have its European premiere at the Lumiere Film Festival in France in October, and will be shown at other film festivals including the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea.



In order to avoid large-scale crowd gatherings, the screenings of this New York Film Festival will be conducted in open-air cinemas. The same is true for the 4K version of "In the Mood for Love". As the first lucky ones in the world to watch the 4K version of "In the Mood for Love", the audience present that day not only enjoyed the "new" charm of the film, but also received a special surprise-a special video from the director Wong Kar Wai. Wong Kar-wai said in the video: "The 4K version of "In the Mood for Love" can finally meet with you in such a special environment this year. It is very rare. Thank you very much. I hope everyone can enjoy the movie."


, September 29, 2000, The date when "Nian Hua" was released in Hong Kong. Twenty years later, on the same day, after 4K digital restoration, the "new" "In the Mood for Love" world premiered. After twenty years, global fans and audiences finally have the opportunity to meet this classic Wong Kar Wai on the big screen again.



once a senior movie fan said: "Art is regrettable, but "In the Mood for Love" is the most perfect work." The year "In the Mood for Love" was released, it attracted global attention and won the French film Caesar Award for Best Foreign Language. Film awards and dozens of awards and nominations at Chinese and foreign film festivals, was selected as the first "Best Asian Film" by CNN.


With his performance in the film, Tony Leung won the best actor awards at the 53rd Cannes International Film Festival in France and the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards in one fell swoop. Maggie Cheung also won the best actor awards for her outstanding performance. With multiple awards including Best Actress at the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards, both of them have left an indelible classic image in film history.



At the same time, the film's art director Zhang Shuping and photographer Du Kefeng were awarded the "Technology Award" at the 53rd Cannes International Film Festival. Twenty years later, the 73rd Cannes International Film Festival included "In the Mood for Love" in the "Cannes Classics" section.


is a classic film selected by the British "Guardian" as one of the "100 Best Movies of the 21st Century". "In the Mood for Love" is one of the most famous and influential Chinese films in the world. "Wong Kar Wai has changed the entire film industry," said Pete Baker, the current president of Janus Films and The Criterion Collection, two major distribution companies. "He combines his ability to feel romance with his exquisite creative ability, which is why his films The reason for always resonating with audiences from all over the world.”


"In the Mood for Love" 20th anniversary, the new 4K digitally restored version was screened globally, attracting the attention of fans from all over the world, but also sparking a lot of discussion in China. Some media outlets said that the way of watching movies in an open-air car has awakened their memories of the classic scenes of the film. "Can you play Zhou Muyun and Su Lizhen in the car with the movie?" Many netizens urged the hope to be released in China, and they couldn't wait to buy this "movie ticket with Su Lizhen."