XIA NU

(A TOUCH OF ZEN)
King HU
  • 2015
  • Cannes Classics
  • Restored prints

A young scholar named Gu lives near a rundown fort rumored to be haunted. One day, he befriends Yang, a mysterious beauty hiding inside the fort. After a night of passion with Gu, Yang reveals that her father, an honorable official, was executed by the nefarious but powerful Eunuch Wei. Now she is also hounded by Wei’s agents, who attempt to eradicate all trace of her family. Gu then finds himself caught up in her struggle to survive. When the agents attack the fort, he devises brilliant tricks to crush the siege. Though in love with Gu, Yang leaves him after the battle to become a Buddhist nun, trying to leave her past behind. However, after realizing that Gu is in danger, Yang and her mentor set out to protect him. When they confront Eunuch Wei’s evil minions, a battle of carnage ensues…

Directed by : King HU
Year of production: 1971
Durée : 180 minutes

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BY SIDNEY LUMET

BY SIDNEY LUMET

Nancy BUIRSKI
CITIZEN KANE

CITIZEN KANE

Orson WELLES
INSIANG

INSIANG

Lino BROCKA
JAG ÄR INGRID.

JAG ÄR INGRID.

Stig BJÖRKMAN
JINGI NAKI TATAKAI

JINGI NAKI TATAKAI

Kinji FUKASAKU
LA MARSEILLAISE

LA MARSEILLAISE

Jean RENOIR
LA NOIRE DE…

LA NOIRE DE…

Ousmane SEMBENE
LES ORDRES

LES ORDRES

Michel BRAULT
LES YEUX BRÛLÉS

LES YEUX BRÛLÉS

Laurent ROTH
LUMIÈRE !

LUMIÈRE !

Louis LUMIERE
MARIUS

MARIUS

Alexander KORDA
MORE

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Barbet SCHROEDER
PANIQUE

PANIQUE

Julien DUVIVIER
ROCCO E I SUOI FRATELLI

ROCCO E I SUOI FRATELLI

Luchino VISCONTI
SEMBENE!

SEMBENE!

Jason SILVERMAN, Samba GADJIGO
STEVE MCQUEEN: THE MAN & LE MANS

STEVE MCQUEEN: THE MAN & LE MANS

John MCKENNA, Gabriel CLARKE
SUR

SUR

Fernando Ezequiel SOLANAS
SZEGÉNYLEGÉNYEK

SZEGÉNYLEGÉNYEK

Miklós JANCSÓ
THIS IS ORSON WELLES

THIS IS ORSON WELLES

Clara KUPERBERG, Julia KUPERBERG
Z

Z

COSTA-GAVRAS
ZANGIKU MONOGATARI

ZANGIKU MONOGATARI

Kenji MIZOGUCHI