Ashes of Time (1994)
- Original title
- 東邪西毒
- Directed by
- Wong Kar-wai
- Genre
- martial arts film, art film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 400 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of martial arts masters and their loves are connected through a bitter desert swordsman who arranges assassinations. The story traces their memories and regrets over unfulfilled love and lost time.
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What happens
Ashes of Time (東邪西毒) is a 1994 Hong Kong wuxia film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Carina Lau, Charlie Yeung, Jacky Cheung, and Maggie Cheung. The film serves as a backstory for some characters from the novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong. It was selected in September 1994 to compete for the Golden Lion at the 51st Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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