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Dong xie xi du /

東邪西毒
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Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days alone in the desert. He connects expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. As Ouyang narrates his tale, he interweaves the stories of his unusual clients, old friends and future foes. He begins to realize t...

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Uniform Title:Dong xie xi du.
Corporate Authors: Chun guang ying hua (Firm), Fortissimo Films, Blk2 Pictures, Scholar Films Co, Jet Tone Production Company, Beijing dian ying zhi pian chang, Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Wong, Kar-wai, 1958- (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Liu, Zhenwei (Producer), Cheung, Leslie, 1956-2003 (Actor), Lin, Qingxia (Actor), Leung, Tony Chiu Wai, 1962- (Actor), Liu, Jialing, 1964- (Actor), Liang, Jiahui (Actor), Yang, Caini, 1974- (Actor), Zhang, Xueyou (Actor), Zhang, Manyu (Actor), Jin, Yong, 1924-2018
Format: Video DVD
Language:Chinese
French
Language Notes:Cantonese or French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : Sony Pictures Classics, [2009]
Subjects:
Jin, Yong, > 1924- > Film adaptations.
Men > Conduct of life > Drama.
Swordsmen > Drama.
Revenge > Drama.
Rejection (Psychology) > Drama.
Exiles > Drama.
Martial arts films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Motion pictures, Chinese.
Foreign films.
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Summary:Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days alone in the desert. He connects expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. As Ouyang narrates his tale, he interweaves the stories of his unusual clients, old friends and future foes. He begins to realize the mistakes of his own past, and how his fear of rejection may have led him to a life of exile.
Item Description:Based on the story by Jin Yong.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1994 and released in a recut version in 2008.
Special features: Born from Ashes: the making of Ashes of time redux; Q & A with Wong Kar Wai, theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for some violence.
Production Credits:She ying zhi dao, Du Kefeng (Christopher Doyle) ; jian jie zhi dao, Zhang Shuping ; Tan Jiaming ; yin yue, Chen Xunqi, Roel A. Garcia.
ISBN:1435941926
9781435941922