![]() It won four Oscars, including best foreign language film, and racked up more than $213 million in global ticket sales. ![]() ![]() While Asian viewers - and hardcore martial arts movie fans - recognized its many influences, the film was a revelation to most North American moviegoers. Zhang Ziyi, left, and Michelle Yeoh battle in this scene from director Ang Lee’s hit film, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”Ī hybrid Chinese-Hong Kong-Taiwan-Hollywood co-production, CTHD brought the wuxia film tradition to a wider audience in the West. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILES / SONY PICTURES CLASSICS CTHD is one of the purest expressions of physical joy, romantic yearning and cinematic energy you’ll see at the movies - this year, or any year. And director Lee is set to return to the martial arts genre with an upcoming Bruce Lee biopic.īut here’s the thing: any time is a good time to experience - or re-experience - this startlingly beautiful, achingly emotional film (in Mandarin with English subtitles). Another reason might be the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon television series that’s in the works. CTHD - now in 4K restoration - could be hitting theatres because of the buzz around one of its stars, the magnificent Michelle Yeoh, currently considered a frontrunner for the best-actress Oscar for her work in Everything Everywhere All at Once. You might be asking why a film originally released in 2000 is coming back now. This weekend, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the haunting, ravishing martial arts film from Taiwanese-American director Ang Lee, returns to the big screen for a limited engagement. Free Press 101: How we practise journalism.
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