Xia nü
(DVD)
Contributors
Hu, Jinquan, 1931-1997, film director,
Xu, Feng, 1950- actor.
Shi, Jun, 1935- actor.
Bai, Ying, 1940- actor.
Tien, Peng, 1945- actor.
Xu, Feng, 1950- actor.
Shi, Jun, 1935- actor.
Bai, Ying, 1940- actor.
Tien, Peng, 1945- actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Format
DVD
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.
Status
Southside - Media
DVD Touch
1 available
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1 available
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Language
chi
UPC
715515182010
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
General Note
Adapted from Pu Song-ling's Strange stories from a Chinese studio.
General Note
Restored by the Taiwan Film Institute in 2014 as part of the "Taiwan Film Classics Digital Restoration and Value-Adding Project."
General Note
Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio).
General Note
Special features: Documentary from 2012 about director King Hu; new interviews with actors Hsu Feng and Shiuh Chun; new interview with filmmaker Ang Lee; new interview with film scholar Tony Rayns; new English subtitle translation; trailer ; essay by film scholar David Bordwell and notes by Hu from a 1975 Cannes film festival press kit.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Hua Huiying ; music, Wu Dajiang.
Participants/Performers
880-02,Xu Feng, Shi Jun, Bai Ying, Tian Peng.
Description
A fugitive noblewoman seeks refuge in a remote, and allegedly haunted, village. The sanctuary she finds with a shy scholar and two aides in disguise is shattered when a nefarious swordsman uncovers her identity, pitting the four against legions of blade-wielding opponents.
System Details
DVD format; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital 1.0.
Language
Chinese dialogue; optional English subtitles.
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