Hong Kong in the 1960s: Yuddy, a disaffected playboy who breaks hearts as quickly as he conquers them, searches for his biological mother. Meanwhile, lovelorn Li-zhen is hopelessly enamored with Luddy, and a policeman is caught in the middle of their turbulent relationship.

Before In the Mood for Love and 2046, Wong Kar Wai took his first look back at the Hong Kong of 1960 with this intoxicating cocktail of noir and romance. Star-studded and swooning—and his first film shot by Chris Doyle!—it shows the great romantic of 90s cinema coming into his own.