Esteemed Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai filmed the final scene of the romantic art-house drama ‘In the Mood for Love’ in Angkor Wat. Archival footage of ’60s Cambodia can also be seen prior to this.
The journalist Chow Mo-wan, played by Tony Leung, is visiting Angkor Wat and secretly whispers something into a hole in an ancient wall. He covers the hollow with some muddy grass and leaves the temple at sunset. It is never revealed what he says, but one assumes he vows his eternal love for Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan).
Tony Leung, a first for any Hong Kong actor, was awarded ‘Best Actor’ at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his performance in the movie. ‘In the Mood for Love’ is considered to be one of the major films of Asian cinema and the movie was voted second-best film of the 21st century in a 2016 survey by the BBC.
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