House of Flying Daggers

Snobs who decry mainstream Hollywood for prioritising style over substance will often shower with adoration films from the arthouse or world cinema scene that do precisely the same. *House of Flying Daggers*, a 2004 Chinese period martial arts epic directed by Zhang Yimou, is a film that perfectly exemplifies the phenomenon. The plot is set in 859 AD. China is ruled by Tang Dynasty, a regime in decline, and displeas…

House of Flying Daggers. With this entry I am participating in the contest organized by CineTV about the foreign cinema of our preference. If you want to participate in it I invite you to visit this page where all the requirements to participate are listed. I recommend you to read them carefully. Having made this introduction, I will now move on to the subject of the contest. I would like to make a couple of clarifi…