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Maggie Cheung & Tony Leung In the Mood of Love by Director Wong Kar Wai / Allstar - Cinetext - Jet Tone Production

"He remembers those vanished years. As though looking through a dusty window pane, the past is something he could see, but not touch. And everything he sees is blurred and indistinct."

- In the Mood for Love Caption

I have been quite preoccupied throughout this productive week - sponsored by Cappuccino - amidst the preproduction of fashion and portrait photography projects, and writing my first script for a short film, I will be directing next week.

Since this is my first film ever, I'm excited to explore this newborn creative endeavour, and can't wait to share this with everyone once I have completed the post-production.

Speaking of films, the first time I watched 'In the Mood for Love' by director Wong Kar Wai portraying the tales of forbidden love in a 1962 setting; it was love at first film by this visionary Hong Kong Filmmaker. I followed his work among 2046, and one of his short films in collaboration with Phillips Aurora Lighting 'There's Only One Sun'.

Wong Kar Wai's mesmerizing films are sublimely visually haunting. The cinematography captivates viewers into the story consisting lush vibrant colours accompanied by breathtaking music. The visual poetry and slow motion scenes of his films invite you to another level, whilst portraying mysterious women styled in the most beautiful dresses, high heels, symbolizing the epitome of purest elegance and class.

My 'Coup de Coeur of the Week' goes to one of my favourite films of my cinema collection. I accompanied my own Cinematic Chic style picks parallel to the look of the main female character in 'In the Mood for Love', with rich detailed colours and timeless elegance one can never go wrong with.