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| name = Ashes of Time |
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starring = [[Leslie Cheung]]<br>[[Brigitte Lin]]<br>[[Maggie Cheung]]<br>[[Tony Leung]]<br>[[Jacky Cheung]]| |
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| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|t = 東邪西毒 |
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distributor = [[HKFM]]| |
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|s = 东邪西毒 |
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|p = Dōng Xié, Xī Dú |
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runtime = 100 [[minute|min]]| |
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|l = Eastern Heretic, Western Venom }} |
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language = [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]]| |
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| director = [[Wong Kar-wai]] |
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| producer = Wong Kar-wai<br>[[Jeffrey Lau]]<br>Jacky Pang |
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| screenplay = Wong Kar-wai |
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| story = [[Jin Yong|Louis Cha]] |
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| starring = [[Leslie Cheung]]<br>[[Tony Leung Ka-fai]]<br>[[Brigitte Lin]]<br>[[Tony Leung Chiu-Wai]]<br>[[Carina Lau]]<br>[[Charlie Yeung]]<br>[[Jacky Cheung]]<br>[[Maggie Cheung]] |
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'''''Ashes of Time''''' (東邪西毒; [[pinyin]]: Dōngxié Xīdú, literally "The Heretic East and the Venomous West") is a [[1994 in film|1994]] [[wuxia film]] directed by [[Wong Kar-wai]], based loosely on two characters from the [[Jinyong|Louis Cha]] [[novel]] [[The Legend of the Condor Heroes]]. |
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| music = [[Frankie Chan]]<br>Roel A. Garcia |
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| cinematography = [[Christopher Doyle]]<br>Pun-Leung Kwan |
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| editing = Hai Kit-wai<br>Kwong Chi-leung<br>[[William Chang]]<br>[[Patrick Tam (film director)|Patrick Tam]] |
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| studio = Jet Tone Productions<br>Beijing Film Studio<br>Tsui Siu Ming Production<br>Scholar Films<br>Pony Canon Inc. |
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| distributor = Newport Entertainment (HK)<br>HKFM (US) |
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| released = {{Film date|1994|9|17|df=y}} |
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| runtime = 100 minutes<br>93 minutes (Redux) |
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| country = Hong Kong |
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| language = Cantonese<br>Mandarin |
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| budget = HK$40,000,000 (estimated) |
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| gross = HK$9,023,583 (HK)<br>US$1,912,490 (Redux)<ref>[https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ashesoftimeredux.htm Ashes of Time Redux]. [[Box Office Mojo]]. Retrieved 2011-07-22</ref> |
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'''''Ashes of Time''''' ({{zh|t=東邪西毒}}) is a 1994 Hong Kong film written and directed by [[Wong Kar-wai]], and inspired by characters from [[Jin Yong]]'s novel ''[[The Legend of the Condor Heroes]]''. Director Wong Kar Wai regards the film as his most important work. |
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==Summary== |
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The film follows the main antagonist Ouyang Feng, from the novel ''[[The Legend of the Condor Heroes]]'', when he is a young man crossing paths with other important characters. The movie humanizes Feng and depicts the events that lead to his descent into villainy. It sometimes completely subverts the intended meaning of the novel, as in Feng's copulation with his sister-in-law, which is depicted as sinister and taboo in the book but is shown as true love in the film; the longing for her serves as a common theme that echoes throughout the movie. |
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==Cast== |
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* [[Leslie Cheung]] |
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* [[Leslie Cheung]] as [[Ouyang Feng]], the Western Venom |
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* [[Brigitte Lin]] |
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* [[Tony Leung Ka-fai]] as [[Huang Yaoshi]], the Eastern Heretic |
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* [[Maggie Cheung]] |
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* [[Brigitte Lin]] as Murong Yang / Murong Yin / [[Dugu Qiubai]] |
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* [[Jacky Cheung]] |
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* [[Tony Leung Chiu |
* [[Tony Leung Chiu-Wai]] as Blind Swordsman |
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* [[Carina Lau]] as Peach Blossom, Blind Swordsman's wife |
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* [[Tony Leung Ka Fai]] |
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* [[Charlie Yeung]] as Girl with mule |
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* [[Li Bai (actress)|Li Bai]] |
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* [[Jacky Cheung]] as [[Hong Qigong]], the Northern Beggar |
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* [[Carina Lau]] |
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* [[Maggie Cheung]] as Ouyang Feng's sister-in-law |
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* [[Charlie Yeung]] |
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* Li Bai as Hong Qigong's wife |
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* Siu Tak-fu |
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* [[Collin Chou]] as Swordsman |
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* Lau Shun<ref>[http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=7895&display_set=eng Ashes of Time at HKMDB]</ref><ref>[http://chinesemov.com/1994/Ashes%20of%20Time.html Ashes of Time at chinesemov.com]</ref> |
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==Production== |
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In the 1960s, [[King Hu]]'s ''[[Come Drink with Me]]'' raised the artistic level of wuxia films. Wong grew up immersed in wuxia culture. In 1972, [[Bruce Lee]]'s ''[[The Way of the Dragon]]'' brought [[jianghu]] culture to the global stage.<ref name="companion">{{Cite book |url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/9781118425589 |title=A Companion to Wong Kar-wai: Nochimson/Companion |date=2015-11-05 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |isbn=978-1-118-42558-9 |editor-last=Nochimson |editor-first=Martha P. |location=Hoboken, NJ, USA |language=en |doi=10.1002/9781118425589}}</ref> In the mid-1990s, wuxia films entered a new stage. Wong selected characters from "new-school" wuxia novelist [[Jin Yong]]'s novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and created an unprecedented wuxia story.<ref name="companion"/> |
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The film's story is a prequel to the novel ''[[The Legend of the Condor Heroes]]'' as it imagines the older characters when they were younger. It focuses on the main antagonist ([[Ouyang Feng]]) and humanizes him into a protagonist while retaining his despicable qualities. Feng, known as the Western Venom, crosses paths with the other powerful wuxia masters. Their backstories are depicted with great liberty and sometimes completely subvert the intended meaning from the novel. |
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In this film, set in ancient times in [[China]], Leslie Cheung plays an agent, Ouyang Feng, hiring famous bounty-hunters. His character is portrayed as a fallen [[swordsman]] driven by greed and heartless to both friend and foe. He was perpetually being spiteful of love as his own love history was not nearly so beautiful. His bounty-hunters came and went as was narrated by Ouyang Feng himself as based on the Tung Shu predictions. |
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During the film's long-delayed production, Wong produced a parody of the same novel with much of the same cast (in different roles) titled ''[[The Eagle Shooting Heroes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bramhall|first=Paul|title=Eagle Shooting Heroes, The (1993) Review|url=https://cityonfire.com/the-eagle-shooting-heroes-1993-review/|website=City on Fire|date=13 January 2020|access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref> |
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In essence, he was a loner with little love, but the bounty hunters that worked for Ouyang Feng, like 'Blind Swordsman' (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and another of his best fighters, Hung Chi (Jacky Cheung), discovered the intangible secret of true love while Ouyang retained his attitude towards his fighters and the precious lessons that they have taught. However, the thread that runs through the entire narrative has clearly the spirit of refusal in the sense that one should reject another before he gets to be rejected in the future. To illustrate, nearly every character in this story has resorted to being selfish and malignant in order to prevent being rejected by others, be it in love or in comradeship as their individual hardships have moulded their attitude turning them into heartless and cold individuals in order to survive in the uncompromising desert where the story is set. |
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Using negatives from around the world, Wong re-edited and re-scored the film in 2008 for future theater, DVD and Blu-ray releases under the title '''''Ashes of Time Redux'''''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Koresky|first=Michael|title=The Perfect Storm: Wong Kar-wai's "Ashes of Time Redux"|url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/culture/review-the-perfect-storm-wong-kar-wais-ashes-of-time-redux-71623/|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=7 October 2008|access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref> The film was reduced from 100 to 93 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Mark|title='Ashes Of Time Redux': Sumptuous All Over Again|url=https://www.npr.org/2008/10/09/95558019/ashes-of-time-redux-sumptuous-all-over-again|website=[[NPR]]|date=9 October 2008|access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref> |
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It has many moral implications but is less evident since the main character is Ouyang himself and most of the narration would unquestionably be centred on him. |
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==Soundtrack== |
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The music was composed by [[Frankie Chan]] and Roel A. García, and produced by [[Rock Records]] in Hong Kong and Taiwan. It was released in 1994. The redux version features additional cello solos by [[Yo-Yo Ma]].<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2008/11/14/ashes-return-not-an-improvement/ 'Ashes of Time Redux' stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Brigitte Lin]</ref> |
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* [[Cinema of Hong Kong]] |
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{{Track listing |
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==External link== |
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|headline = <big>Original Motion Picture Soundtrack<br> Track Listing</big> |
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*{{imdb title|id=0109688|title=Ashes of Time}} |
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|title1 = 序幕: 天地孤影任我行 |
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|note1 = Prelude – A Lonely Heart |
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|length1 = 2:50 |
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|title2 = 殺手生涯 |
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|note2 = The Killer's Career |
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|length2 = 3:55 |
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|title3 = 情慾流轉 |
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|note3 = A Flood of Love |
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|length3 = 2:45 |
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|title4 = 又愛又恨 |
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|note4 = Both Love and Hate |
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|length4 = 4:15 |
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|title5 = 幻影交疊 |
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|note5 = Illusion |
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|length5 = 3:25 |
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|title6 = 昔情難追 |
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|note6 = Bygone Love |
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|length6 = 4:06 |
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|title7 = 馬賊來襲 |
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|note7 = An Attack by the Highwaymen |
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|length7 = 3:17 |
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|title8 = 痴痴期盼 |
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|note8 = Expectation |
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|length8 = 5:00 |
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|title9 = 糾結難解 |
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|note9 = Tangle |
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|length9 = 5:18 |
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|title10 = 決鬥 |
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|note10 = A Duel |
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|length10 = 3:35 |
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|title11 = 塵歸塵 土歸土 |
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|note11 = Dust to Dust |
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|length11 = 5:58 |
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|title12 = 摯愛 |
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|note12 = Sincere Love |
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|length12 = 3:11 |
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|title13 = 追憶 |
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|note13 = Reminiscence |
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|length13 = 3:58 |
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|title14 = 真相 |
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|note14 = The Truth |
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|length14 = 3:03 |
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|title15 = 終曲: 世事蒼茫成雲煙 |
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|note15 = Finale – Gone with the Wind |
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|length15 = 2:52 |
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==Reception== |
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===Critical response=== |
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When the film opened in Hong Kong it received mixed reviews. Critics found it so elliptical that it was almost impossible to make out any semblance of a plot, Wong Kar Wai made an introspective film that focuses on the main characters’ inner lives rather than their martial arts performances. This decision is very rare in a wuxia film (a genre of fiction about martial artists in ancient China).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-16 |title=How Wong Kar-wai's Ashes of Time became a Hong Kong classic |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3079994/hong-kong-martial-arts-cinema-how-ashes-time-star-studded |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> |
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In ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Lawrence Van Gelder]] also gave ''Ashes of Time'' a mixed review:<ref>Lawrence van Gelder, "[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9902E1DE1339F934A25756C0A960958260 Film Review: Pain of an Aging Warrior]", ''[[The New York Times]]'', 17 May 1996</ref> |
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{{blockquote|For those who seek metaphors, ''Ashes of Time''... presents the eye as well as the illusions of vision. One character is nearly blind. Another, a swordsman, goes blind in the middle of a horrendous battle. Two characters, Yin and Yang—one presented as a man, the other as his sister—are identical. And there is a brief appearance by a legendary sword fighter who hones his skills against his own reflection. |
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For those who seek battle, ''Ashes of Time'' offers intermittent blurs of action, streaks of flying figures, flashing steel, and rare spatters and gouts of moist crimson, all washing across the screen like hurried brush paintings. |
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Like the attainment of wisdom, ''Ashes of Time'' requires a long journey through testing terrain.}} |
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The [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that 78% of critics have given ''Ashes of Time Redux'' a positive review based on 87 reviews, with an average rating of 6.80/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Wong Kar Wai's redux, with a few slight changes from his 1994 classic, is a feast for the eyes, if a little difficult to follow."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ashes_of_time_redux_2008 |title=Ashes of Time Redux (2008) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |access-date=22 September 2020}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 based on 20 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/dung-che-sai-duk |title=Dung che sai duk Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=22 September 2020}}</ref> |
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===Awards and nominations=== |
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* 1995 [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] |
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** Won: Best Art Direction ([[William Chang]]) |
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** Won: Best Cinematography ([[Christopher Doyle]]) |
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** Won: Best Costume and Make-up Design ([[William Chang]]) |
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** Nominated: Best Picture |
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** Nominated: Best Director ([[Wong Kar-wai]]) |
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** Nominated: Best Action Choreography ([[Sammo Hung]]) |
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** Nominated: Best Film Editing ([[Patrick Tam (film director)|Patrick Tam]], Kai Kit-wai) |
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** Nominated: Best Original Score ([[Frankie Chan]]) |
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** Nominated: Best Screenplay ([[Wong Kar-wai]]) |
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* 1994 [[Golden Horse Awards]] |
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** Won: Best Cinematography ([[Christopher Doyle]]) |
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** Won: Best Editing ([[Patrick Tam (film director)|Patrick Tam]], Kai Kit-wai) |
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* 1995 [[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards]] |
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** Won: Best Film |
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** Won: Best Director ([[Wong Kar-wai]]) |
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** Won: Best Actor ([[Leslie Cheung]]) |
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** Won: Best Screenplay ([[Wong Kar-wai]]) |
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* 1994 [[Venice Film Festival]] |
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** Nominated: Golden Lion ([[Wong Kar-Wai]]) |
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** Won: Best Cinematography ([[Christopher Doyle]]) |
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* 1997 [[Fant-Asia Film Festival]] |
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** Won: Best Asian Film – Third Place |
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===Box office=== |
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''Ashes of Time'' grossed HK$9,023,583 during its Hong Kong run. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{IMDb title|0109688}} |
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes|2=Ashes of Time|m/ashes_of_time_1994}} |
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 21 December 2024
| Ashes of Time | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 東邪西毒 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 东邪西毒 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Eastern Heretic, Western Venom | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Wong Kar-wai | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Wong Kar-wai | ||||||||||
| Story by | Louis Cha | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Wong Kar-wai Jeffrey Lau Jacky Pang | ||||||||||
| Starring | Leslie Cheung Tony Leung Ka-fai Brigitte Lin Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Carina Lau Charlie Yeung Jacky Cheung Maggie Cheung | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Christopher Doyle Pun-Leung Kwan | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Hai Kit-wai Kwong Chi-leung William Chang Patrick Tam | ||||||||||
| Music by | Frankie Chan Roel A. Garcia | ||||||||||
Production companies | Jet Tone Productions Beijing Film Studio Tsui Siu Ming Production Scholar Films Pony Canon Inc. | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Newport Entertainment (HK) HKFM (US) | ||||||||||
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Running time | 100 minutes 93 minutes (Redux) | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin | ||||||||||
| Budget | HK$40,000,000 (estimated) | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$9,023,583 (HK) US$1,912,490 (Redux)[1] | ||||||||||
Ashes of Time (Chinese: 東邪西毒) is a 1994 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, and inspired by characters from Jin Yong's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Director Wong Kar Wai regards the film as his most important work.
Summary
[edit]The film follows the main antagonist Ouyang Feng, from the novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes, when he is a young man crossing paths with other important characters. The movie humanizes Feng and depicts the events that lead to his descent into villainy. It sometimes completely subverts the intended meaning of the novel, as in Feng's copulation with his sister-in-law, which is depicted as sinister and taboo in the book but is shown as true love in the film; the longing for her serves as a common theme that echoes throughout the movie.
Cast
[edit]- Leslie Cheung as Ouyang Feng, the Western Venom
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as Huang Yaoshi, the Eastern Heretic
- Brigitte Lin as Murong Yang / Murong Yin / Dugu Qiubai
- Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Blind Swordsman
- Carina Lau as Peach Blossom, Blind Swordsman's wife
- Charlie Yeung as Girl with mule
- Jacky Cheung as Hong Qigong, the Northern Beggar
- Maggie Cheung as Ouyang Feng's sister-in-law
- Li Bai as Hong Qigong's wife
- Siu Tak-fu
- Collin Chou as Swordsman
- Lau Shun[2][3]
Production
[edit]In the 1960s, King Hu's Come Drink with Me raised the artistic level of wuxia films. Wong grew up immersed in wuxia culture. In 1972, Bruce Lee's The Way of the Dragon brought jianghu culture to the global stage.[4] In the mid-1990s, wuxia films entered a new stage. Wong selected characters from "new-school" wuxia novelist Jin Yong's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes and created an unprecedented wuxia story.[4]
The film's story is a prequel to the novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes as it imagines the older characters when they were younger. It focuses on the main antagonist (Ouyang Feng) and humanizes him into a protagonist while retaining his despicable qualities. Feng, known as the Western Venom, crosses paths with the other powerful wuxia masters. Their backstories are depicted with great liberty and sometimes completely subvert the intended meaning from the novel.
During the film's long-delayed production, Wong produced a parody of the same novel with much of the same cast (in different roles) titled The Eagle Shooting Heroes.[5]
Using negatives from around the world, Wong re-edited and re-scored the film in 2008 for future theater, DVD and Blu-ray releases under the title Ashes of Time Redux.[6] The film was reduced from 100 to 93 minutes.[7]
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by Frankie Chan and Roel A. García, and produced by Rock Records in Hong Kong and Taiwan. It was released in 1994. The redux version features additional cello solos by Yo-Yo Ma.[8]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "序幕: 天地孤影任我行" (Prelude – A Lonely Heart) | 2:50 |
| 2. | "殺手生涯" (The Killer's Career) | 3:55 |
| 3. | "情慾流轉" (A Flood of Love) | 2:45 |
| 4. | "又愛又恨" (Both Love and Hate) | 4:15 |
| 5. | "幻影交疊" (Illusion) | 3:25 |
| 6. | "昔情難追" (Bygone Love) | 4:06 |
| 7. | "馬賊來襲" (An Attack by the Highwaymen) | 3:17 |
| 8. | "痴痴期盼" (Expectation) | 5:00 |
| 9. | "糾結難解" (Tangle) | 5:18 |
| 10. | "決鬥" (A Duel) | 3:35 |
| 11. | "塵歸塵 土歸土" (Dust to Dust) | 5:58 |
| 12. | "摯愛" (Sincere Love) | 3:11 |
| 13. | "追憶" (Reminiscence) | 3:58 |
| 14. | "真相" (The Truth) | 3:03 |
| 15. | "終曲: 世事蒼茫成雲煙" (Finale – Gone with the Wind) | 2:52 |
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]When the film opened in Hong Kong it received mixed reviews. Critics found it so elliptical that it was almost impossible to make out any semblance of a plot, Wong Kar Wai made an introspective film that focuses on the main characters’ inner lives rather than their martial arts performances. This decision is very rare in a wuxia film (a genre of fiction about martial artists in ancient China).[9]
In The New York Times, Lawrence Van Gelder also gave Ashes of Time a mixed review:[10]
For those who seek metaphors, Ashes of Time... presents the eye as well as the illusions of vision. One character is nearly blind. Another, a swordsman, goes blind in the middle of a horrendous battle. Two characters, Yin and Yang—one presented as a man, the other as his sister—are identical. And there is a brief appearance by a legendary sword fighter who hones his skills against his own reflection.
For those who seek battle, Ashes of Time offers intermittent blurs of action, streaks of flying figures, flashing steel, and rare spatters and gouts of moist crimson, all washing across the screen like hurried brush paintings.
Like the attainment of wisdom, Ashes of Time requires a long journey through testing terrain.
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 78% of critics have given Ashes of Time Redux a positive review based on 87 reviews, with an average rating of 6.80/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Wong Kar Wai's redux, with a few slight changes from his 1994 classic, is a feast for the eyes, if a little difficult to follow."[11] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 based on 20 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 1995 Hong Kong Film Awards
- Won: Best Art Direction (William Chang)
- Won: Best Cinematography (Christopher Doyle)
- Won: Best Costume and Make-up Design (William Chang)
- Nominated: Best Picture
- Nominated: Best Director (Wong Kar-wai)
- Nominated: Best Action Choreography (Sammo Hung)
- Nominated: Best Film Editing (Patrick Tam, Kai Kit-wai)
- Nominated: Best Original Score (Frankie Chan)
- Nominated: Best Screenplay (Wong Kar-wai)
- 1994 Golden Horse Awards
- Won: Best Cinematography (Christopher Doyle)
- Won: Best Editing (Patrick Tam, Kai Kit-wai)
- 1995 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Director (Wong Kar-wai)
- Won: Best Actor (Leslie Cheung)
- Won: Best Screenplay (Wong Kar-wai)
- 1994 Venice Film Festival
- Nominated: Golden Lion (Wong Kar-Wai)
- Won: Best Cinematography (Christopher Doyle)
- 1997 Fant-Asia Film Festival
- Won: Best Asian Film – Third Place
Box office
[edit]Ashes of Time grossed HK$9,023,583 during its Hong Kong run.
References
[edit]- ^ Ashes of Time Redux. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-07-22
- ^ Ashes of Time at HKMDB
- ^ Ashes of Time at chinesemov.com
- ^ a b Nochimson, Martha P., ed. (5 November 2015). A Companion to Wong Kar-wai: Nochimson/Companion. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. doi:10.1002/9781118425589. ISBN 978-1-118-42558-9.
- ^ Bramhall, Paul (13 January 2020). "Eagle Shooting Heroes, The (1993) Review". City on Fire. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Koresky, Michael (7 October 2008). "The Perfect Storm: Wong Kar-wai's "Ashes of Time Redux"". IndieWire. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (9 October 2008). "'Ashes Of Time Redux': Sumptuous All Over Again". NPR. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ 'Ashes of Time Redux' stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Brigitte Lin
- ^ "How Wong Kar-wai's Ashes of Time became a Hong Kong classic". South China Morning Post. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ Lawrence van Gelder, "Film Review: Pain of an Aging Warrior", The New York Times, 17 May 1996
- ^ "Ashes of Time Redux (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Dung che sai duk Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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- Films based on The Legend of the Condor Heroes
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- Films set in 12th-century Song dynasty
- 1990s Hong Kong films
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