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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Billson, Anne

Titel

KING HU FILMS

Ist Teil von

• Sight and sound (London), 2015-08, Vol.25 (8), p.11-5

Ort / Verlag

London: British Film Institute

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

EBSCOhost Film and Television Literature Index with Full Text

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• King Hu's masterpieces have been ill-served by distributors and DVD companies in the West despite their influence on filmmakers as diverse as Ang Lee, Tsui Hark, Zhang Yimou, Jia Zhangke, Wong Kar Wai and Hou Hsiao-Hsien. All the more reason to celebrate Eureka's rerelease of Dragon Inn (1966), a big influence on the new wave of wuxia pian: chivalrous swordplay films combining elements from history, folklore and Peking opera. Bills features five other King Hu films, including Come Drink with Me (1965) and A Touch of Zen (1969), that showcase the great Chinese wuxia director's blend of grace and action.