山中傳奇 (Legend of the Mountain) 1979 Ages 15+
When
6.00pm, Wed 3 Nov 2021 (192 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
Legend of the Mountain will screen from a 4K digital restoration.
Newly restored in 4K and returned to its full original runtime, King Hu's Legend of the Mountain is an extraordinary supernatural epic. A young scholar is tasked with translating a Buddhist sutra. As he journeys through the mountains, he meets two mysterious figures and soon reality and the fantastical — ghosts and the living — become one stunning sensorial synthesis. Shot in the South Korean countryside, Hu's film features some of cinema's most vivid depictions of natural beauty. It is a mesmerisingly languorous film that uses the cinematic language of wuxia that Hu himself developed in its exploration of spirituality, myth and worlds beyond our own.
Ages 15+
Production Credits
- Director: King hu
- Script: King hu, Ling Chung
- Cinematographer: Henry Chan
- Editors: King hu, Nan Hsiao
- Production Company: Feng Nian
- Print Source / Rights: Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute
- Screening Format: 4k DCP, 4K, Digital Restoration, 35mm
- Year: 1979
- Runtime: 192 minutes
- Countries: Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea
- Languages: Mandarin, (with English subtitles)
- Sound: Mono
- Colour: colour