2013 2h 10m Wong Kar-Wai

The Grandmaster

Name: The Grandmaster
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War & Military
Released: 2013
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Zhao Benshan

★ 6.6 IMDb

Action & Adventure Drama History Romance War & Military

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.

Writers Wong Kar-wai, Zou Jingzhi, Xu Haofeng

Cast Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Zhao Benshan

DP Philippe Le Sourd

Music Nathaniel Méchaly

Essays and Criticism

One Horizontal, One Vertical: Some Preliminary Observations on Wong Kar-wai’s The Grandmaster by Shelly Kraicer, Cinema Scope

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