The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on, to critical acclaim and a nomination for the Palme d'Or Leung won Best Actor (the first Hong Kong actor to win the award). It forms the second part of an informal trilogy, alongside Days of Being Wild and 2046. A co-production between Hong Kong and France, it portrays a man ( Tony Leung) and a woman ( Maggie Cheung) whose spouses have an affair together and who slowly develop feelings for each other. 'Golden Years' ) is a 2000 romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Wong Kar-wai. In the Mood for Love ( Chinese: 花樣年華 lit.
