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- Master WarriorTrack DownVengeanceUnfulfilled LoveChases and RacesHeroesLove and RomanceRivalry more...
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- 19th Century
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- AsiaChinaMonastery
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 2000
Mandarin
Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China
Profile of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon can be described as stylized, atmospheric, and captivating. The plot revolves around unfulfilled love, tracking someone down, and a master warrior. The main genres are foreign, adventure, and period. In terms of style, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is epic, stars a strong female character, and features martial arts. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. The storytelling is fast paced. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is set, at least in part, in a monastery. It is located in China. It takes place in the 19th century. Visually, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon involves special effects. It is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being a modern classic, an Oscar winner, and a masterpiece. Note that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon involves violent content.
Summary of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Known for making films about familial relationships, director Ang Lee surprised everyone with his martial arts epic CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Based on a novel by Wang Du Lu, CROUCHING TIGER starts with the revenge plot common in the wuxia stories that Lee loved as a child, then adds a feminist twist. Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun Fat) is a legendary martial artist who has decided to pass on his sword, the Green Destiny, to a friend. Soon afterward, the sword is stolen by a masked female, setting in motion events that test the bonds of family, love, duty, and sisterhood. Chow appears with three generations of female stars: Cheng Pei Pei, a 1960s action heroine; Michelle Yeoh, the beauty queen turned 1980s action goddess; and newcomer Zhang Ziyi, who smolders as the princess who wants more than domestic tranquillity. Famed action choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping (THE MATRIX) stages jaw-dropping zero-G fights across rooftops, rivers, and bamboo trees, while Yo-Yo Ma punctuates the fisticuffs with dramatic cello solos. Described by Lee as "SENSE AND SENSIBILITY with martial arts," CROUCHING TIGER recalls the best wuxia films of the 1960s and pushes the genre in new directions.
Details
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Country: | Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China |
| Release date: | 9 October 2000 |
| Runtime: | 120 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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Cast and Crew
as Master Li Mu Bai
as Yu Shu Lien
as Lo 'Dark Cloud' / Luo Xiao Hu
as Jen Yu / Jiao Long
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San Francisco Chronicle
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