Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (臥虎藏龍 - Wò hǔ cáng lóng) (2000)

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"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000) "

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" Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 wuxia martial arts action adventure film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, and Chang Chen. It is based on the Chinese novel of the same name, serialized between 1941 and 1942 by Wang Dulu, the fourth part of his Crane Iron pentalogy. A multinational venture, the film was made on a US$17 million budget, and was produced by Edko Film"

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" Directed By Ang Lee Cinematography By Peter Pau"

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" as Jen "

2000 Awardie Awards (38 movies items)

"Other nominations Best Director Best Screenplay Based on a Novel or Other Material Best Original Score Best Score From a Film Best Production Design Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Film Editing "

My Favorite Films of 2000 (25 movies items)

" "I've already wasted my whole life. I want to tell you with my last breath that I have always loved you. I would rather be a ghost, drifting by your side as a condemned soul, than enter heaven without you. Because of your love, I will never be a lonely spirit." Directed by Ang Lee Written by Hui-Ling Wang, James Schamus and Kuo Jung Tsai Music by Dun Tan Cinematography by Peter Pau Editing by Tim Squyres"

“I was absolutely mesmerised by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Everything about it is breathtaking, it is nothing short of a poetic, visually gorgeous martial arts masterpiece. As much as I did love Brokeback Mountain, I think this is Ang Lee's best film. Speaking of Lee, he is a fine director, and does a superb job with his direction on this film. The story is easy to follow, but there is also a certain complexity to it as it explores the perennial themes of love, loyalty, duty and sacrifice, while the script is wonderfully poetic and the pace rarely lags.

The characters are also hugely credible. They could have been clichéd easily, but actually they have surprisingly so much depth to them and at the end you admire them. The visuals, music, stunt work and acting are what really” read more

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"FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★★★ NOTES: Most likely a US print since the subtitles were written in California, and it looks astonishing. The dust sometimes increases in size for several seconds, particularly when the film flashes back to Jen Yu’s first encounter with Dark Cloud and when she loses her first fight with him, but despite that and a slight technical glitch at one spoilery point, the rest of the dust was minuscule. It looked clear enough that it felt that you really were seei"

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"SCREENING: 35mm DATE: March 13th CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema LOCATION: West End"

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"Sunday the 19th, September 2021 at 7:00 PM"

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"September 19th Directed by: Ang Lee 2nd Viewing Previous Rating: 3 After: 4"