AlulaFF: Ashes of Time Redux/Eagle Shooting Heroes

Double Feature!

Alula Film Festival presents a double feature of two films based on the wuxia novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". One, a moody, dreamy, existential art film from Wong Kar Wai, the other a slapstick parody produced by Wong, directed by Jeffrey Lau, and featuring the same principal cast.

Ashes of Time Redux (1994/2008)

When his friend Huang (Tony Leung Ka Fai) visits mercenary Ou-yang (Leslie Cheung), they trade stories including that of princess Mu-rong (Brigitte Lin), who is alternately male and female. Peach Blossom (Carina Lau) quarrels with her blind husband (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), a swordsman who wants to avenge the bereavement of a peasant girl (Maggie Cheung). The girl also attracts the favors of the swordsman Hung Chi (Jacky Cheung), who is forever trailed by his doting wife (Li Bai).

The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)

A princess sets out to locate a mystical book on martial arts when her father is murdered by evil relatives. After she enlists the help of a swordsman, they are followed by his jealous lover and a beggar who believes he is related to the princess.

Alula Film Festival celebrates and champions Chinese-language indie, arthouse, and auteur cinema. Their programming includes a bi-annual film festival, themed retrospectives, and monthly screenings at the Culver Theater.

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