Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Academy Award × 4
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Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
What critics thought
Essentially as close to universally acclaimed as a film gets — critics in the West embraced it as a landmark, praising Ang Lee's grand, melodramatic sweep and the film's ability to cross from art-house to mainstream multiplex audiences. The one persistent tension came not from critics but from Chinese-speaking viewers, who found the mismatched Mandarin accents of its four leads distracting enough to undercut immersion.
“pulled off the rare trifecta of critical acclaim, boffo box-office and gestalt shift”
Film Journal
“Subtlety is not part of Lee's palette; he is going for something grand and melodramatic, and that's what he gets.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorAng Lee
StarringChow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Lung Sihung
ComposerTan Dun
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Academy Award × 4
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
What critics thought
Essentially as close to universally acclaimed as a film gets — critics in the West embraced it as a landmark, praising Ang Lee's grand, melodramatic sweep and the film's ability to cross from art-house to mainstream multiplex audiences. The one persistent tension came not from critics but from Chinese-speaking viewers, who found the mismatched Mandarin accents of its four leads distracting enough to undercut immersion.
“pulled off the rare trifecta of critical acclaim, boffo box-office and gestalt shift”
Film Journal
“Subtlety is not part of Lee's palette; he is going for something grand and melodramatic, and that's what he gets.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorAng Lee
StarringChow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Lung Sihung
ComposerTan Dun
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