The Assassin (2015)
aka Nie yinniang First screened in September 2015 / Most recently screened in November 2015
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien. Cast: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Sheu Fang-yi, Lei Zhen Yu, Zhou Yun, Ni Dahong, Yong Mei, Nikki Hsin-Ying Hsieh, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ethan Juan, Chang Shao-Huai, Shih Chun, Mei Fang. Screenplay: Ah Cheng, Chu T'ien-wen, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Hsieh Hai-Meng (based on the story by Pei Xing). Twitter Capsule:
A royal marriage of many lines, sumptuous, as much Unforgiven as Scarlet Empress. Hou's hand still unsteady on story.
VOR:⑤
Storytelling hiccups aside, a compelling embodiment of why many people come to the movies: for art, for excitement, for transportation, for searing color, for moral reflection.
