The Blade 4K UHD + Blu-Ray (UK Import)
Criterion

Título original: 刀

Año: 1995
Pais: Hong Kong
Código de región: 4K UHD: A/B/C; Blu-Ray: B
Contenido: 4K UHD + Blu-Ray
EAN: 5061088922375

Imagen: 1.85:1 (2160p)

HDR: Dolby Vision / HDR10

Audio: Cantonese - Uncompressed Mono

Subtítulos: English

Calificatión por edades: Not Rated

Género: Action

Reparto: Vincent Zhao, Xiong Xin-xin

Director: Tsui Hark


Sinopsis:

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.

Extras:

• 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
• English-version opening and end credits
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by author Lisa Morton