The Assassin (2015)
- Original title
- 刺客聶隱娘
- Directed by
- Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- Genre
- drama film, martial arts film
- Country
- Hong Kong, Taiwan, People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 559 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 female assassin in 9th century China is sent back to her homeland to kill a political leader she once loved. She struggles with her orders and her past.
slow-burnmeditativevisually lushmelancholicquiettenseatmosphericrestrained
What happens
The Assassin (刺客聂隐娘) is a 2015 wuxia film co-written and directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, starring Shu Qi and Chang Chen. A Taiwanese–Chinese–Hong Kong international co-production, the film is loosely based on the ninth-century Chinese short story "Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing. The Assassin premiered on 21 May 2015 at the Cannes Film Festival, where Hou won Best Director. It was released in China and Hong Kong on 27 August 2015, and a day later in Taiwan. It was Taiwan's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Critically acclaimed, The Assassin was named the best film of 2015 by Sight & Sound magazine. It was Hou's final film before his retirement in 2023 after it was announced that he was battling with dementia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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