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  • 2008
  • R
  • HKFM
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • HKFM
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary The film is set in five parts, five seasons that are part of the Chinese almanac. The story takes place in the jianghu, the world of the martial arts. Ouyang Feng has lived in the western desert for some years. He left his home in White Camel Mountain when the woman he loved chose to marry his elder brother rather than him. Instead of se...

Directed By: Kar-Wai Wong

Written By: Louis Cha, Kar-Wai Wong

  • 2008
  • R
  • HKFM
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • HKFM
  • 1 h 40 m

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Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
69
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
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Summary The film is set in five parts, five seasons that are part of the Chinese almanac. The story takes place in the jianghu, the world of the martial arts. Ouyang Feng has lived in the western desert for some years. He left his home in White Camel Mountain when the woman he loved chose to marry his elder brother rather than him. Instead of se...

Directed By: Kar-Wai Wong

Written By: Louis Cha, Kar-Wai Wong

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Metascore
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89
Dreamlike, disjointed, and possessed of a stunningly complex sensual and narrative poetry that may confound audiences not familiar with Chinese director Wong's defining stylistic tropes, Ashes of Time Redux is, simply, one of the most gorgeous films ever made.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
80
"Ashes" is glorious and ultimately wrenching, but it's a tough journey.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
75
Strange and beautiful and transfixing and confusing, it's quite the sight - martial-arts fans may find themselves disappointed, but Wong Kar-wai addicts will be delighted.
By Rick Groen FULL REVIEW
75
It's a little visually precious and obscure but still a marvelously wistful film of regret and retreat, in which even the magic wine of forgetfulness erases only the memories, not the pain.
By Sean Axmaker FULL REVIEW
75
Yet for all Ashes' frustrations, it's still a gorgeous piece of filmmaking.
By Keith Phipps FULL REVIEW
50
Ashes of Time Redux remains a hermetic and rather frustrating work, dotted by lonely, windblown figures dwarfed by the sand dunes of western China.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
50
Martial-arts lovers may find it too arty, and art-film lovers, Wong's international fan base, may find it too generic and too violent.
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Production Company Jet Tone Production, Block 2 Pictures, Scholar Films Company, Beijing Film Studio, Fortissimo Films, Pony Canyon, Tsui Siu Ming Productions
Release Date Oct 10, 2008
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.sonyclassics.com/ashesoftimeredux/
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Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards
• 3 Wins & 9 Nominations
Golden Horse Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

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