
29 Sep 2000

In the Mood for Love
In 1962 Hong Kong, two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses.
Ah-gau (Keung Chung-ping) leaves his wife Sou Jing, and son in Macau for Nanyang to join his cousin (Patrick Tse Yin) in search of employment. A series of events propel Ah-gau into high society and he falls in love with a tycoon’s daughter, Ming-zyu, (Patsy Kar Ling). Abandoned by Ah-gau, Sou Jing suffers in utter poverty and journeys to Singapore in search of her husband.
Zang Dai Sing
Ah Gau
Ming-zyu
Sou Jing
29 Sep 2000
In 1962 Hong Kong, two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses.
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