So many affairs are like the one endured here by Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung: furtive, guilty, leaving the ache of remorse. Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai keeps the camera close to his actors — so close you can feel their heat and pain. Everyone is gorgeous and grieving in this threnody to erotic loss.
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