There’s always the danger that a film so critically praised won’t meet the high expectations of its general audience, and that is certainly, and problematically, the case with this martial arts period drama. Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien’s most recent film, The Assassin, was the darling of the 2015 festival circuit, winning the award for Best Director at Cannes, as well as topping many best-of lists, including Sight and Sound’s. Hou Hsiao-hsien’s most recent work is the anti-action film, with aesthetics and technical mastery taking precedence over narrative or meaning. Writers: Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chu Tien-Wen, Hsieh Hai-Meng, Zhong AchengĬast: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun, Tsumabuki Satoshi
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