Dir. Ang Lee
2000 | 120 mins | Taiwan, Hong Kong, United States, China
Mandarin, Chinese with English subtitles

Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-Fat, Ziyi Zhang

Celebrated Taiwanese director Ang Lee amplified Michelle Yeoh’s crossover appeal as an art-house action star in this this sweeping period epic, which won four Academy Awards and brought wuxia to the West.

In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior (Chow Yun-Fat) gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his lover (Michelle Yeoh) to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. With a fusion of martial arts and art cinema Lee’s daring smash hit introduced a broad English-speaking world to a new kind of thrill. And they liked it!