Ashes of Time
Action, Drama
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1994
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Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
100 min
Release date:
17 Sep 1994
Country:
HK, TW
Languages:
cn, Chinese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
9 wins & 12 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
For this director's cut, Wong has trimmed several minutes and reorganized the narrative according to the passage of seasons, though the plot is still impenetrable.
– Andrea Gronvall,
Chicago Reader,
14 Nov 2008
rotten:
Wong Kar-Wai doesn't supply much of a plot with a narrative engine to pull us through.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
14 Nov 2008
rotten:
I struggled to engage with the archetypes contained within the images, even with all that meticulously restored golden-yellow sand.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Nov 2008
rotten:
Wong Kar Wai seems considerably more out of his depth than other Chinese filmmakers who have slummed in the martial arts genre. This can't compare to Chen Kaige's The Emperor and the Assassin or Yimou Zhang's House of Flying Daggers.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Nov 2008
fresh:
The kicks are more to the head and heart than to the body.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
31 Oct 2008