56. Waxing Wuxia

An episode of the The Filmlings podcast, hosted by The Filmlings, titled "56. Waxing Wuxia" was published on March 20, 2018 and runs 75 minutes.

March 20, 2018 ·75m · The Filmlings

Summary

Taking a quick break from American film this week, Alex and Jonathan head back to China and examine three landmark film of the wuxia genre: Dragon Inn (1967), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), House of Flying Daggers (2004). We talk about the traditions of wuxia, the poeticism of the genre, and the various uses of visual effects to aid the storytelling. Skip to: 05:08 – Dragon Inn 23:45 – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 37:26 – House of Flying Daggers 59:58 – Overall 1:13:53 – Coming Attractions Coming Attractions: Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1984) Gladiator (2000) Black Hawk Down (2004) For more information, visit the blog: thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2018/03/20/waxing-wuxia

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