Maggie Cheung wears over 20 different cheongsams (qipaos) in the film.
Notice how often Chow and Su are shot through doorways, windows, corridors, or mirrors. in the mood for love wong kar-wai
But Wong Kar-wai is making a film about decency as tragedy. Mr. Chow and Mrs. Chan cannot commit adultery because that would make them equal to the people who betrayed them. They hold onto their pain like a moral shield. They would rather be lonely than be wrong. Maggie Cheung wears over 20 different cheongsams (qipaos)