A Terra-cotta Warrior
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Director: Ching Siu-tung
1989 / 145min / 35mm
Adapted from a Lee novel and boasting dynamic direction that nods to both Kurosawa to Spielberg, A Terra-Cotta Warrior is a feast for the senses, one of the most vibrant, vital fantasy films to come out of Hong Kong in the ’90s, a zesty blend of romance, swashbuckling action, and comedy that was two-and-a-half years in the making. Zhang Yimou and Gong Li—the cinematic power couple of the era—co-star as a Qin dynasty imperial officer and the struggling 1930s actress who brings him back to life after he’s spent centuries encased in clay in the Emperor’s tomb, leaving the resurrected general to adapt to an unfamiliar new world and its various exotic dangers.
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