SMOKESCREEN | House of the Flying Daggers (2004)

House of the Flying Dagger’s is a Chinese language historical romance. A rich elaborate beautifully stylish film that links, costume, set design, and cinematography. One of the most spectacular elements of this film are the martial arts sequences, which are beautifully stylised even balletic, while the use of colour (which plays on the concept of Wuxing Colour Theory) creates a film that reviewer Robert Ebert described as a ‘kinetic artwork installation.’

Director: Zhang Yimou

Starring: Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro

Run Time: 119mins

Rating: M