Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

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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:

Director(s):

Ang Lee

Writer(s):

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

Producer(s):

Hsu Li-kong, Ang Lee, Bill Kong

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

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

Categories:

Romance, Action / Adventure

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