Millennium Mambo (Chinese: 千禧曼波) is a 2001 Taiwanese romantic drama film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, where Tu Duu-chih won Technical Grand Prize.^[1]

The main character, Vicky (Shu Qi), serves as the principal narrator of this film, revealing to the audience in 2011 details of her life from a decade earlier. She describes her youth and the changes her life undergoes at the beginning of the new millennium. She works as a hostess in a trendy bar. Vicky is torn between two men, Hao-Hao and Jack, and her parallel love affairs showcase her inner life and her attitude towards her fleeting youth.

According to Maggie Cheung, speaking at a press conference for Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love, she and Tony Leung Chiu-wai were initially tapped to play the main roles in Millennium Mambo.^[2]

Upon release the film received favourable reviews from critics, on Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 84% based on 34 critics, with an average rating of 7.4/10.^[3] On metacritic the film has a score of 72% based on 12 critics indicating generally favourable reviews.^[4]

• 2001 Cannes Film Festival^[1]
  • Won: Technical Grand Prize (Tu Duu-Chih for sound design)
  • Nominated: Palme d'Or
• Chicago International Film Festival
  • Won: Silver Hugo (Hou Hsiao-hsien)
• Ghent International Film Festival
  • Won: Best Director (Hou Hsiao-hsien)
  • Nominated: Grand Prix
• Golden Horse Film Festival
  • Won: Best Cinematography (Pin Bing Lee)
  • Won: Best Original Score (Lim Giong)
  • Won: Best Sound Effects (Tu Duu-Chih)