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Special Features
- Cast and crew biographies
- King Hu filmography
- Trailer reel
DVD Technical Information:
- Black and White
- PAL
- Region Code: 2
- Language: Mandarin
- Subtitles: English
- Running time: 170 minutes
Product Description
United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Biographies, Black & White, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: A Hong Kong and Wu Xia Pian (martial arts fantasy) classic, A TOUCH OF ZEN is not only one of the East's best loved films, but is also the basis for the hit CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Set during the Ming Dynasty, the film stars Hsu Feng as Yang, the daughter of a government official who, along with the rest of her family besides herself, were murdered when her father uncovered a plot to overthrow the emperor. Escaping with two friends, Yang takes refuge with a scholar and the two plan to make a stand against the army of the evil eunuch Hsu, who wishes to murder her before she can reveal his plot to the emperor. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes Film Festival, ...A Touch of Zen ( Xia nu )
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Cheapskate subtitling - you'll watch this through a letterbox!,
By B. A. Thorn "Webjunkie" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Touch Of Zen (Xia Nu) 1971 [DVD] [1969] (DVD)
Find a different DVD of this film. It would be worth the search, because the film is beautiful - but don't buy this one! It's already widescreen, and huge, cutprice subtitle banners remove another quarter of the available space. Even with a huge plasma screen you're squinting to see the action. A BIG disappointment. Avoid at all costs.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Great Movie, Dreadful DVD,
This review is from: A Touch Of Zen (Xia Nu) 1971 [DVD] [1969] (DVD)
OK, so this has been out for years, but a warning: don't buy this DVD! It's a dreadful, soft, murky TV print, squeezed into a little window with huge subtitles plonked underneath. Now way to treat any film, let along a visual masterpiece like this. The vhs I recorded off TV years ago is better (or at least, as good). Surely there must be better materials available than this? The film used to play in London cinemas at one time, for heaven's sake. There MUST be 35mm elements somewhere. The master this was taken off is many generations away from anything that looked like film. Alright, so I didn't pay much for it, but it was a major disappointment. It's a scandal that a world class film maker like King Hu is treated so shabbily on DVD. So few of his great films are available in anything like the quality they deserve. Five stars for film, no stars for DVD presentation.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a hidden gem for everyone...,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Touch Of Zen (Xia Nu) 1971 [DVD] [1969] (DVD)
This really deserved to be a more widely known film, certainly one of the gems of cinema, not showing its age despite being over thirty years old.Set in 'historical china' the story is based on folklore of: the young town scribe/artist is given a commission which takes him to the abandoned fort outside of town where he meets a princess and her aide who are on the run. They set off to find refuge being persued by various soldiers, ninja et cetera. Although there are plenty of action sequences, the three hour running time gives lots of scope for character development and stunning photogratphy of the landscapes through which the protagonists journey. This-boy meets girl, girl happens to be a princess on the run, whose only hope of safety is the sanctury of a fabled monastry and the protection its high-kicking monks can afford may sound a bit familiar and Ang Lee has specifically mentioned aToZ as the starting point of CTHD; unlike Hollywood, Hong Kong has no qualms about remaking a film to improve it rather than palming us off with degenerate sequels. But unlike CTHD there are no special effects and certianly no computer aided post production. It is also the conerstone by which much of HK's cat4 film industry judges itself. aToZ is part of the tradition of great spectacle that covers much ground without ever being in your face about any particular issues. Seemlessly moving from; old vs. new, love vs. greed to the real biggie- good vs. evil! oh and i lied about the special effects, but i don't want to spoil the gourgeous twenty minue end sequence... ENJOY!
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