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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Synopsis
Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee took a break from making Western period dramas to fashion this wild and woolly martial arts spectacular featuring special effects and action sequences courtesy of the choreographer of The Matrix (1999), Yuen Woo Ping. In the early 19th century, martial arts master Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) is about to retire and enter a life of meditation, though he quietly longs to avenge the death of his master, who was killed by Jade Fox (Cheng Pei-pei). He gives his sword, a fabled 400-year-old weapon known as Green Destiny, to his friend, fellow martial arts wizard and secret love Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh), so that she may deliver it to Sir Te (Sihung Lung). Upon arrival in Peking, Yu happens upon Jen (Zhang Ziyi), a vivacious, willful politician's daughter. That night, a mysterious masked thief swipes Green Destiny, with Yu in hot pursuit -- resulting in the first of several martial arts action set pieces during the film. Li arrives in Beijing and eventually discovers that Jen is not only the masked thief but is also in cahoots with the evil Jade. In spite of this, Li sees great talent in Jen as a fighter and offers to school her in the finer points of martial arts and selflessness, an offer that Jen promptly rebukes. This film was first screened to much acclaim at the 2000 Cannes, Toronto, and New York film festivals and became a favorite when Academy Awards nominations were announced in 2001: Tiger snagged ten nods and later secured four wins for Best Cinematography, Score, Art Direction, and Foreign Language Film. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Cast

Chang Chen Lo
Chow Yun-Fat Li Mu Bai
Cheng Pei-Pei Jade Fox
Sihung Lung Sir Te
Michelle Yeoh Yui Hsui Lien
Zhang Ziyi Jen

Production Crew

Peter Pau Cinematographer
Tan Dun Composer (Music Score)
Tim Yip Costume Designer
Ang Lee Director
Tim Squyres Editor
David Linde Executive Producer
James Schamus Executive Producer
Yuen Woo Ping Fights Choreographer
Ang Lee Producer
Bill Kong Producer
Hsu Li-kong Producer
Tim Yip Production Designer
James Schamus Screenwriter
Tsai Kuo-Jung Screenwriter
Wang Hui-Ling Screenwriter
James Schamus Songwriter
Jorge Calandrelli Songwriter
Eugene Gearty Sound Editor
Year: 2000
Runtime: 119
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for martial arts violence and some sexuality
Category: Feature


Produced by
Asia
Columbia Pictures
Good Machine
Sony Pictures Classics
United China Vision

Release
December 08, 2000 (USA - Limited)

Awards
2000 - Best Film - British Academy Awards
2000 - Best Foreign Film - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2000 - Best Foreign Film - Chicago Film Critics Association
2000 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review
2000 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy
2000 - Best Foreign Language Film - British Academy Awards
2000 - Best Foreign Language Film - Golden Globe
2000 - Best Makeup/Hair - British Academy Awards
2000 - Best Picture - Academy
2000 - Best Picture - Hong Kong Film Awards
2000 - Best Picture - Independent Spirit Award
2000 - Best Picture - L.A. Film Critics Association
2000 - Best Picture - Toronto Film Critics Association
2000 - Best Sound - British Academy Awards
2000 - Best Visual Effects - British Academy Awards
2000 - People's Choice Award - Toronto International Film Festival
2000 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy
2000 - Best Picture - Academy
2000 - Best Picture - Academy
2000 - Best Picture - Academy
2000 - Best Picture - British Academy of Film and Television
2000 - Best Foreign Language Film - British Academy of Film and Television
2000 - Best Sound - British Academy of Film and Television
2000 - Best Visual Effects - British Academy of Film and Television
2000 - Best Makeup and Hair - British Academy of Film and Television
2000 - Best Picture - Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2000 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2000 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2000 - Best Picture - Independent Spirit Awards
2000 - Film Presented - Telluride Film Festival
2000 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2000 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie