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Ashes of Time

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Ashes of Time (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 11

Fresh: 10

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 8.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: An atmospheric, brooding, and cerebral costume epic from Hong Kong's artsiest auteur, Wong Kar-Wai, who turns down the volume on the action sequences (which are directed by Sammo Hung) in favor of carefully composed, expressionistic... An atmospheric, brooding, and cerebral costume epic from Hong Kong's artsiest auteur, Wong Kar-Wai, who turns down the volume on the action sequences (which are directed by Sammo Hung) in favor of carefully composed, expressionistic camera work and character emphasis. An unusual blend of fast-paced action and meditative drama. [More]

Starring: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Brigitte Lin

Starring: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Brigitte Lin, Jacky Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau

Director: Kar-Wai Wong

Director: Kar-Wai Wong
Composer: Frankie Chan

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Oct 13, 1998

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Leave it to Wong Kar Wai to take a straightforward martial arts tale and weave its characters into one of his movies about soul-searching, love, isolation, and longing.

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Through the poetic prose of the dialogue, the gorgeous photography, and the pitch-perfect performances, the abstract ideas become tangible and concrete.

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One of those rare movies that can be enjoyed strictly for style and atmosphere, it is difficult, demanding, maddening, beautiful, astonishing, surreal -- and a masterpiece.

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Even those that can't quite follow its plot should enjoy the fleeting pleasure that Wong's gorgeous images and frenetic editing provide.

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The difficult, mysterious Ashes of Time instigates a mostly equivocal response, albeit one wet from tears.

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