Watch: Breathtaking New Full-Length Trailer For Hou Hsiao-Hsien's 'The Assassin'
It's one thing to utilize fancy camerawork in order to impress an audience—that's almost too easy. It is entirely another to mesmerize viewers with nothing but a few well-chosen frames. By all accounts, Hou Hsiao-Hsien has done just that with "The Assassin" this year at the Cannes Film Festival. You can take a look at more of his gorgeous style in this new, full-length, English subtitled trailer for the film.
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Chang Chen and Shu Qi star in the 9th century tale set in China that follows an assassin—raised and trained in exile—who is sent on a mission back to her hometown. Here's the synopsis from Cannes:
9th century China. 10-year-old general's daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she...