Kong shan ling yu (1979)

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   Siskoid

   With King Hu, you can always depend on beautiful, evocative locations, and the Buddhist temple grounds in Raining in the Mountain fit the bill. Though it features minimal action, the film criss-crosses three plots to potent effect - a sacred scroll that is the target of several heists, a convict becoming a monk and seeing the hypocrisy of many of his brethren (very engaging, this), and the abbot's decision as to his successor - all connected through a well-constructed plot. I'd be very much surprised if the first act hadn't inspired Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - as King Hu's work seems to be the ur-text for that film - in look, sound, plot, and even casting. DId Zhang Ziyi get her big break because she expressed herself a lot like King Hu muse Hsu Feng did? 2 years 9 months ago
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   nymets138

   Watch it with English subtitles here: https://ok.ru/video/1708720523977 3 years 6 months ago

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