The Blade (Criterion Collection) (ej svensk text) (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray)
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Action från 1995 av Tsui Hark med Xiong Xinxin och Ray Chang.
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- Svensk titelSvärdet
- OriginaltitelDao
- Alternativ titelThe Blade
- SkådespelareXiong Xinxin, Ray Chang, Szu-Ying Chien, Hon Ping Tang, Michael Tse, Bobby Yip
- RegissörTsui Hark
- Inspelningsår1995
- Bildformat2160p Ultra High Definition Widescreen 1.85:1
- LjudLPCM Mono
- SpråkKantonesiska
- TextningEngelska
- Speltid1 tim 45 min
- GenreAction, Drama
- Extramaterial- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack - One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features - New audio commentary featuring Hong Kong cinema expert and producer Frank Djeng - Action et vérité (2006), a documentary featuring director Tsui Hark, coscreenwriter Koan Hui, and actor Xiong Xin-xin - New video essay by filmmakers Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou (Every Frame a Painting) - New York Asian Film Festival Q&A with Tsui from 2011 - Alternate English-dubbed track - International-version opening and end credits - Trailer - New English subtitle translation - PLUS: An essay by author Lisa Morton
- Releasedatum2026-04-17
- Åldersgräns15 år
- Antal skivor2
- Färg/svartvitFärg
- BolagCriterion Collection UK
- OmslagsspråkEngelska
- EAN5061088922375
- Artikelnr41753
Beskrivning
Art.nr: 41753
Among the boldest accomplishments of Hong Kong cinema’s golden age, this uniquely visceral martial-arts movie puts a gritty new spin on the story of the one-armed swordsman, an iconic figure from the moment he was introduced by the Shaw Brothers studio in 1967. Composed in a whirlwind of immersive close-ups and fractured editing, The Blade follows the young sword-maker Ding On (Vincent Zhao), who, after losing an arm in an ambush, transforms himself into a furious avenger. With its intentionally disorienting stylization and starkly brutal tone, The Blade was a rare commercial disappointment for Tsui Hark, but it has since been reclaimed as one of the director’s most radical visions—a tour de force of action expressionism, and a scathing reappraisal of the wuxia genre’s code of masculinity, that achieves a feverish intensity.