Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 martial arts film directed by Ang Lee and set in 18th-century China during the Qing dynasty. The story centers on the theft of a legendary sword, the Green Destiny, and involves a love story and adventure. The film brought international fame to actress Zhang Ziyi, who portrayed a headstrong aristocrat with a secret life. The film was a critical and commercial success, winning four Academy Awards and becoming the highest-grossing foreign-language film in the United States at the time. The musical score by Tan Dun uniquely blends Chinese and Western musical elements, prominently featuring the cello played by Yo-Yo Ma.12
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Chow Yun-Fat…Wo hu cang long (2000; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). An international hit, it received an Academy Award for best foreign-language film.
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Zhang Ziyi…Lee for a role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Zhang earned praise for her portrayal of a headstrong young aristocrat with a secret life as a high-flying adventuress, and the film was an international success; it captured four Academy Awards and became the highest-grossing foreign-language film released in the United…
Read More…Lee for a role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Zhang earned praise for her portrayal of a headstrong young aristocrat with a secret life as a high-flying adventuress, and the film was an international success; it captured four Academy Awards and became the highest-grossing foreign-language film released in the United…
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