Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Tony Leung Chiu- wai( born 27 June 1962) is a Hong Kong actor and singer.
He is considered one of Asia's most successful and internationally recognised actors and was named as" Small Tiger" among Five Tiger Generals of TVB.
He has won many international acting prizes, including the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actor for his performance in Wong Kar-wai's film" In the Mood for Love".
Leung is widely considered the best native Hong Kong actor of his generation.
He was named by CNN as one of" Asia's 25 Greatest Actors of All Time".
Leung is known for his collaborations with director Wong Kar-wai, with whom he has worked in seven films including" Chungking Express"( 1994)," Happy Together"( 1997)," In the Mood for Love"( 2000), and" The Grandmaster"( 2013).
He also appeared in three Venice Film Festival Golden Lion- winning films, including" A City of Sadness"( 1989)," Cyclo"( 1995) and" Lust, Caution"( 2007), directed by Ang Lee.
Leung also stars in the Academy Award- nominated film" Hero", and the box office hits" Hard Boiled"( 1992) and" Infernal Affairs"( 2002).
Leung was cast as the Mandarin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will appear in" Shang- Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"( 2021).
For" In the Mood for Love", Leung earned the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival.
He is also a seven- time winner at the Hong Kong Film Awards and three- time winner at the Golden Horse Film Awards, holding the record for most awards in the Best Actor category.
The 2002 book" East Asian Film Stars" describes Leung as" undoubtedly one of the most successful and widely- acclaimed Hong Kong actors of his generation, with a broad and diverse filmography."
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love is a 2000 Hong Kong romantic drama film written, produced, and directed by Wong Kar-wai.
It tells the story of a man( played by Tony Leung) and a woman( Maggie Cheung) whose spouses have an affair together and who slowly develop feelings for each other.
" In the Mood for Love" premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May, where it was nominated for the Palme d' Or and Tony Leung was awarded Best Actor( first Hong Kong actor to win this award at Cannes).
It is frequently listed as one of the greatest films of all time and one of the major works of Asian cinema.
In a 2016 survey by the BBC, it was voted the second best film of the 21st century by 177 film critics from around the world.
The movie forms the second part of an informal tetralogy, alongside" Days of Being Wild"( 1990)" 2046"( 2004), and the upcoming" Blossoms"( 2020).
Thirst for Love (film)
Thirst for Love( Ai no kawaki) is a 1967 Japanese drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara, starring Nobuo Nakamura and Ruriko Asaoka.
It is also known as Longing for Love and The Thirst for Love.
It tells the story of a young widow who becomes the mistress of her wealthy father- in- law.
The film is based on the novel" Thirst for Love" by Yukio Mishima.
I'm in the Mood for Love (disambiguation)
I'm in the Mood for Love may refer to:
James Moody (saxophonist)
James Moody( March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2010) was an American jazz saxophone and flute player and very occasional vocalist, playing predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles.
Moody had an unexpected hit with" Moody's Mood for Love," a 1952 song written by Eddie Jefferson that used as its melody an improvised solo that Moody had played on a 1949 recording of" I'm in the Mood for Love."
Moody adopted the song as his own, recording it with Jefferson on his 1956 album" Moody's Mood for Love" and performing the song regularly in concert, often singing the vocals himself.
Otto Bathurst
Otto Benjamin Charles Bathurst( born 18 January 1971) is a British television and film director.
In 2014, he won a BAFTA for his work on BBC drama" Peaky Blinders".
He was also previously BAFTA nominated for his work on BBC series" Criminal Justice" and" Five Days".
Moody's Mood for Love
" Moody's Mood for Love" is a 1952 song by Eddie Jefferson, whose melody is derived from an improvised solo by jazz saxophonist James Moody on a 1949 recording of the 1935 song" I'm in the Mood for Love".
It gained widespread popularity after being recorded by singer King Pleasure.
It has since been covered by many artists.
Moody himself adopted the song as his own, recording it with Jefferson on the 1956 album" Moody's Mood for Love" and often singing the song himself in concert.
Maggie Cheung
Maggie Cheung Man-yuk( born 20 September 1964) is an Hong Kong- born British actress.
Raised in Hong Kong and England, she started her career after placing second in 1983's Miss Hong Kong Pageant.
She achieved critical success in the late 80s and into the early 2000s, before taking a break from acting since her last starring role in 2004.
In recent years, she rarely makes public appearances except for fashion events and award ceremonies.
Cheung has won numerous accolades at home and abroad for her acting.
She has won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress 5 times in the span of 11 years from 1990 to 2001, and holds the record for most wins in that category.
She also holds the record for most wins for the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress in Taiwan, having won 4 times.
In the West, she has been awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actress at Berlin International Film Festival in 1992 and Best Actress at Cannes Film Festival in 2004.
In 2004, she became the first Asian actress to be nominated for the French César Award for Best Actress.
Her most acclaimed performances include" As Tears Go ByCenter Stage The Soong Sisters In the Mood for Love", and" Clean".
Her cheongsam- wearing character in 2000's" In The Mood for Love", opposite male lead Tony Leung and under the direction of Wong Kar-wai, is a classic in both the film and fashion worlds.
Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar- wai( born 17 July 1958) is a Chinese film director.
His art films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours.
A pivotal figure of Hong Kong cinema, Wong has a considerable influence on filmmaking with his trademark personal, unconventional approach, and his films frequently appear on best- of lists domestically and internationally.
Born in Shanghai in 1958, Wong moved to Hong Kong with his family when he was five.
He began a career as a screenwriter for soap operas before transitioning to directing with his debut, the crime drama" As Tears Go By"( 1988).
While" As Tears Go By" was fairly successful in Hong Kong, Wong moved away from the contemporary trend of crime and action movies to embark on more personal filmmaking styles.
" Days of Being Wild"( 1990), his first venture into such direction, did not perform well at the box office.
It however received critical acclaim, and won Best Film and Best Director at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards.
His next film," Ashes of Time"( 1994), was met with mixed reception because of its vague plot and atypical take on the wuxia genre.
The production of" Ashes of Time" was time- consuming and left Wong exhausted; he subsequently directed" Chungking Express"( 1994) with hopes of reconciling with filmmaking.
The film, expressing a more lighthearted atmosphere, catapulted Wong to international prominence, and won Best Film and Best Director at the 1995 Hong Kong Film Awards.
Wong consolidated his worldwide reputation with the 1997 drama" Happy Together", for which he won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival.
The 2000 drama" In the Mood for Love", revered for its lush visuals and subtle storytelling, concretely established Wong's trademark filmmaking styles.
Among his other work are" 2046"( 2004) and" The Grandmaster"( 2013), both of which received awards and nominations worldwide.
Robin Hood (2018 film)
Robin Hood is a 2018 American action- adventure film directed by Otto Bathurst and written by Ben Chandler and David James Kelly, from a story by Chandler.
It is a quasi-contemporary retelling of the Robin Hood legend, and follows his training by John to steal from the Sheriff of Nottingham.
The film stars Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, Eve Hewson, Tim Minchin, and Jamie Dornan.
The film was announced in February 2015, with Egerton signing on as the lead role that September.
Hewson, Foxx and Mendelsohn all joined the cast over the following year, and principal photography began in February 2017, lasting through May.
" Robin Hood" was released by Lionsgate on November 21, 2018.
The film received negative reviews from critics, who criticized the direction, narrative and wasting of the cast, and has grossed over$ 85 million against a production budget of$ 100 million.
Due to its critical and financial disappointment, partnered with its modern take on a classic source material, numerous publications compared the film to 2017's.
" Robin Hood" was nominated for three Razzies for Worst Remake, Worst Supporting Actor for Foxx, and Worst Picture.

Question: Do both films: Robin Hood (2018 film) and In the Mood for Love have the directors from the same country?
Answer: no