@LostInFilm I visited Angkor Wat in Cambodia before I ever saw 'In the Mood for Love' and this ending, when it came, absolutely devastated me. I remembered being aware of the weight of secrets, of history, of time, in that place.
The walls were originally bare and white. They reminded Cocteau of giant canvases. He didn’t move the furniture and simply painted around it or, in some cases, over it, making it part of the design. He adorned the entire house directly on the walls without sketches.