House of Flying Daggers /
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Imprint: | Culver City, Calif : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2005] |
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Description: | 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Feature films. Secret societies -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- China -- Drama. Police -- Drama. Feature films. Man-woman relationships. Police. Secret societies. China. Action and adventure films Drama. |
Format: | DVD Video |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8545452 |
Summary: | Near the end of the Tang Dynasty, two deputies tangle with a dancer suspected of having ties to a revolutionary faction, the House of Flying Daggers. The deputies plan to save her, and one leads her on what becomes a perilous journey into the unknown. House of Flying Daggers is set in the year is 859 AD as China's once flourishing Tang Dynasty is in decline. Unrest is raging throughout the land, and the corrupt government is locked in battle with rebel armies that are forming in protest. The largest, and most prestigious of these rebel groups, is the House of Flying Daggers, which is growing ever more powerful under a mysterious new leader. Two local captains, Leo and Jin are ordered to capture the new leader and the two hatch an elaborate plan. Captain Jin will pretend to be a lone warrior called Wind and rescue the beautiful, blind revolutionary Mei from prison, earning her trust and escorting her to the secret headquarters of the House of Flying Daggers. The plan works, but to their surprise, Jin and Mei fall deeply in love on their long journey to the House. Danger lurks in the forest surrounding them, and the wind is still, as if sensing the tension in the air. What lies ahead for Jin and Mei, these star-crossed lovers? If this is true love, then why are there plots in their heads, and secrets in their hearts? |
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Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: Commentary with actor Ziyi Zhang and director Zhang Yimou; creating the visual effects featurette; making-of 'House of Flying Daggers' featurette; theme song 'Lovers' music video; behind the scenes photo gallery; costumes gallery; storyboard comparisons; previews. |
Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality. |
Awards: | Golden Satellite Awards, 2005, Golden Satellite Award - Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao). |
Production Credits: | Director of photography, Zhao Xiaoding ; editor, Cheng Long ; original music score, Shigeru Umebayashi ; costume designer, Emi Wada ; production designer, Huo Tingxiao ; visual effects, Animal Logic Film ; action director, Tony Ching Siu-Tung. |
ISBN: | 9781404970106 (:) 140497010X (:) |