.

Random observations, teachings and musings of a well trained cubicle superhero.
http://j1.ca

Thursday, July 15, 2004

Zhang Yimou’s HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS

http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/2004/mediacentre/release.asp?id=32
The year is AD 859 and China’s once flourishing Tang Dynasty is in decline, with its incompetent Emperor and corrupt government. Rebel armies are forming in protest and unrest sweeps across the land. The most powerful group among these armies is The House of Flying Daggers. It is also the most mysterious and admired by the people, as the Flying Daggers steal from the rich and give to the poor.
We join the story as the House has just lost its founder and a new leader has emerged. Following the capture of a blind revolutionary (Zhang Ziyi), a devotee of the House, two police captains come up with an elaborate plan. Captain Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro) goes undercover, and poses as a lone warrior out to rescue the beautiful revolutionary from prison. By earning her trust, he and Captain Leo (Andy Lau) expect that they will be able to escort her to the headquarters of the House and seize its leader. But Jin does not expect to fall in love with her along the way, nor the ensuing consequences.

www.flickr.com
This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?

Support http://folding.stanford.edu/

website statistics
Archives