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China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 -- Drama.
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China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 -- Drama.
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A
touch
of
zen
[videorecording (DVD)] / a film by King Hu.
Criterion Collection, 2016.
Call #:
DVD TOU Wor
Subjects
China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 -- Drama.
Series
Criterion collection ; 825.
ISBN:
9781681431833
Alternate title:
Xia nèu [videorecording (DVD)]
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] /
Edition:
Two-DVD special ed.
Description:
2 videodiscs (180 min.) : Dolby digital mono sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 folded sheet insert.
Notes:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
Two-DVD Special edition features: Documentary from 2012 about director King Hu ; new interviews with actors Hsu Feng and Shih Chun ; new interview with filmmaker Ang Lee ; new interview with film scholar Tony Rayns ; trailer ; new English subtitle translation ; plus an essay by film scholar David Bordwell and notes by Hu from a 1975 Cannes Film Festival press kit.
Home use only.
In Mandarin with optional English subtitles.
Production:
Produced by Liang Fang Hsia-Wu ; written and directed by King Hu.
Performers:
Feng Hsu, Chun Shih and Ying Bai.
Summary:
"“Visionary” barely begins to describe this masterpiece of Chinese cinema and martial arts moviemaking. A
Touch
of
Zen
(Xia nu) by King Hu depicts the journey of Yang, a fugitive noblewoman in disguise who seeks refuge in a remote, and allegedly haunted, village. The sanctuary she and her three companions find with a shy scholar is shattered when a nefarious swordsman uncovers her identity, pitting the five against legions of blade-wielding opponents. At once a wuxia film, the tale of a spiritual quest, and a study in human nature, A
Touch
of
Zen
is an unparalleled work in Hu’s formidable career and an epic of the highest order, characterized by breathtaking action choreography, stunning widescreen landscapes, and innovative editing."--Container.
Genre:
Chinese films.
Foreign films.
Martial arts films.
Action films.
Period dramas.
Thriller films.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Hu, Jinquan, 1931-1997.
Xu, Feng, 1950-
Shi, Jun, 1935-
Bai, Ying, 1940-
Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Sackville Public Library
Adult Feature DVDs
DVD TOU Wor
Adult Dvds-7 Days
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