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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
7.5
/10
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CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON

臥虎藏龍 | Wo hu cang long

Directed by Ang Lee
China, Hong Kong, 2000
Action, Romance, Fantasy

Synopsis

Set in the 18th century Qing dynasty, the film follows the intertwined lives of two women, a passionate female warrior and a young female aristocrat, who fight against their fates to find a prized sword, and of the two men whose love is denied to them: a legendary warrior and a bandit king.

Synopsis

Set in the 18th century Qing dynasty, the film follows the intertwined lives of two women, a passionate female warrior and a young female aristocrat, who fight against their fates to find a prized sword, and of the two men whose love is denied to them: a legendary warrior and a bandit king.

Our take

When Taiwanese director Ang Lee left Hollywood to uncharacteristically make a wuxia film in China, he ended up with a Best Foreign Film Oscar®. In so doing, he introduced the thrills of the genre to unfamiliar audiences, made a superstar of Zhang Ziy, and crafted a lovely and moving romance as well.