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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
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- Released
- 19/09/2002
- DVD Region
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2 (UK, Western Europe, Japan)
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- Martial Arts
Description
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.
Plot Synopsis
Set during the nineteenth century in China, this the tale of Li Mu Bai, a martial arts expert. He entrusts his magic sword called Green Destiny to a wizard named Yu Shu Lien. Whilst in her care the sword is stolen and together they set out to recover it.
Product Details
- Actors
- Chow Yun-Fat
- Michelle Yeoh
- Ziyi Zhang
- Chang Chen
- Sihung Lung
- Cheng Pei-Pei
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- Director
- Ang Lee
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35:1
- 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
- 2.35 Wide Screen
- Subtitle Language
- Arabic
- Bulgarian
- Czech
- Dutch
- English
- Greek
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- Award
- BAFTA - Best Direction 2000
- BAFTA - Best Direction 2000;Ang Lee
- BAFTA - Best Original Film Music 2000
- BAFTA - Best Original Film Music 2000;Tan Dun
- OSCAR - Best Foreign Film 2001
- OSCAR - Best Music Original Score (Dramatic/Musical/Comedy) 2000
- OSCAR - Best Music Original Score (Dramatic/Musical/Comedy) 2000;Tan Dun
- Audio Format
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - Mandarin, English
- Dolby Surround - Chinese, English
- English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital
- Dolby Digital 5.1 English Mandarin
- Disc Features
- Featurette
- Interactive Menus
- Making Of
- Scene Selection
- Theatrical Trailer
- Conversation With Michelle Yeoh
- Director And Producer Commentary
- Making Of Documentary Unleashing The Dragon
- Transfer Aspect Ratio
- 16:9
- Year of release
- 2000
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Film Rating (Australia)
- M
- Run Time (minutes)
- 115
- Film Rating (UK)
- 12
- Title
- Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
- Language
- Mandarin
- Colour System
- PAL
- Cast & Crew
- Du Lu Wang (Author)
- Yuen Woo-ping (Choreographer)
- Tim Yip (Costume Designer)
- Peter Pau (Director of Photography)
- Tim Squyres (Editor)
- David Linde (Executive Producer)
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