After kidnapping a general’s son, a gang is trailed by feared swordsman, Golden Swallow. What they don’t realize is that Golden Swallow is a woman, and the hostage is her brother. She is joined in her pursuit by Drunken Cat, a mischievous local beggar who may hold the key to her brother’s salvation.
With an iconic turn from Cheng Pei-Pei (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), this female-centric masterwork kickstarted the wuxia resurgence of the 1960s. Making astonishing use of confined spaces, director King Hu fashions a cinema of movement impelled by the balletic virtuosity of his leading lady.
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Esteban Sapir, 2007, Argentina
Michel Ocelot,Bénédicte Galup, 2005, France
Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2003, Russia
Buster Keaton,Clyde Bruckman, 1926, United States
Luis Buñuel, 1930, France
Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi), 1996, Japan
Mike Leigh, 2008, United Kingdom
Erick Zonca, 2008, France
Johnnie To, 2008, Hong Kong
Götz Spielmann, 2008, Austria