The film “In the Mood of Love” captures the cityscapes of Hong Kong in the 2000s. The film features different shots of bedrooms, hallways, corridors and streets. During the production of the film, quite a few of the establishments that are originally planned for use for sets are no longer there so the team searched for alternatives, one being a hotel in Bangkok. It is interesting to note that even if they’re two different places (Hong Kong and Bangkok), the architecture is similar to the point that the sets in Bangkok can be substituted for that in Hong Kong. The

Continue reading[READING RESPONSE] C. Seng, E. (2021). Cuts through Hong Kong.