Dong xie xi du redux
Hong Kong / Taiwan / China,
2008, 93 min
Directed by:
Kar-wai WongCinematography:
Christopher DoyleComposer:
Frankie ChanCast:
Jacky Cheung, Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, Tony Chiu-wai Leung, Tony Leung, Brigitte Lin, Charlie Yeung, Joey Wang, Collin ChouVOD (1)
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Ashes of Time Redux is inspired by Louis Cha's novel "The Eagle-Shooting Heroes." It centers on a man named Ouyang Feng (Leslie Cheung). Since the woman he loved rejected him, he has lived in the western desert, hiring skilled swordsmen to carry out contract killings. His wounded heart has made him pitiless and cynical, but his encounters with friends, clients and future enemies make him conscious of this solitude... (Sony Pictures Classics)
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I found this audiovisual opera of movement about as exciting and intriguing as a subtitle-free dialogue of two Chinese sitting motionless at a kitchen table.
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