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08/19/09
Ashes of Time (1994)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:11
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.9/10
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... [More]
Starring: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Brigitte Lin
Director: Kar-Wai Wong
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12/08/02
The difficult, mysterious Ashes of Time instigates a mostly equivocal response, albeit one wet from tears.
04/27/01
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06/19/05
The film's imagery is its most striking asset, creating an impressionistic sense of both vastness and intimacy that frequently overwhelms the characters and their problems.
03/12/09
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.
10/09/08
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.
07/26/02
Even those that can't quite follow its plot should enjoy the fleeting pleasure that Wong's gorgeous images and frenetic editing provide.
06/03/02
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01/01/00
Through the poetic prose of the dialogue, the gorgeous photography, and the pitch-perfect performances, the abstract ideas become tangible and concrete.
01/04/04
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