Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

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Synopsis of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee took a break from making Western period dramas to fashion this wild and woolly martial arts spectacular featuring special effects and action sequences courtesy of the choreographer of The Matrix (1999), Yuen Woo Ping. In the early 19th century, martial arts master Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) is about to retire and enter a life of meditation, though he quietly longs to avenge the death of his master, who was killed by Jade Fox (Cheng Pei-pei). He gives his sword, a fabled 400-year-old weapon known as Green Destiny, to his friend, fellow martial arts wizard and secret love Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh), so that she may deliver it to Sir Te (Sihung Lung). Upon arrival in Peking, Yu happens upon Jen (Zhang Ziyi), a vivacious, willful politician's daughter. That night, a mysterious masked thief swipes Green Destiny, with Yu in hot pursuit -- resulting in the first of several martial arts action set pieces during the film. Li arrives in Beijing and eventually discovers that Jen is not only the masked thief but is also in cahoots with the evil Jade. In spite of this, Li sees great talent in Jen as a fighter and offers to school her in the finer points of martial arts and selflessness, an offer that Jen promptly rebukes. This film was first screened to much acclaim at the 2000 Cannes, Toronto, and New York film festivals and became a favorite when Academy Awards nominations were announced in 2001: Tiger snagged ten nods and later secured four wins for Best Cinematography, Score, Art Direction, and Foreign Language Film. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

120 mins

Complete Cast of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Director(s):

Ang Lee

Writer(s):

Tsai Kuo-Jung, Wang Hui-Ling, James Schamus

Producer(s):

Hsu Li-kong, Bill Kong, Ang Lee

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG13(Suitable for Teens, Questionable for Children, Violence)

Categories:

Romance, Action / Adventure

• 2000 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Director
• 2000 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Costume Design
• 2000 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Foreign Language Film
• 2000 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Music
• 2000 - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Foreign Film
• 2000 - Chicago Film Critics Association - Best Cinematography
• 2000 - Chicago Film Critics Association - Best Original Score
• 2000 - Chicago Film Critics Association - Most Promising Actress
• 2000 - Chicago Film Critics Association - Best Foreign Film
• 2000 - Directors Guild of America - Best Director
• 2000 - Golden Globe - Best Foreign Language Film
• 2000 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Director
• 2000 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Foreign Language Film
• 2000 - Hong Kong Film Awards - Best Picture
• 2000 - Hong Kong Film Awards - Best Picture
• 2000 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Director
• 2000 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Picture
• 2000 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Supporting Actress
• 2000 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Production Design
• 2000 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Cinematography
• 2000 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Music Score
• 2000 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Picture
• 2000 - National Board of Review - Best Foreign Film
• 2000 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Cinematography
• 2000 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Picture
• 2000 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Director [Runner-up]
• 2000 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actress
• 2000 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Actress - Runner-up
• 2000 - Toronto International Film Festival - People's Choice Award

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