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"In the Mood for Love" is part of a loose trilogy of films by Wong Kar-wai, which also includes Days of Being Wild (1990) and 2046 (2004). While not a direct sequel in a linear narrative sense, 2046 builds upon and references characters and themes from both Days of Being Wild and In the Mood for Love.
Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.
Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.
Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.