{"product_id":"blade-4k-uhd-blu-ray","title":"Blade 4K UHD + Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eThe Blade\u003c\/strong\u003e' Director: Tsui Hark (1995) Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray | Cantonese or English audio w\/ English subtitles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the boldest accomplishments of Hong Kong cinema’s golden age, this uniquely visceral martial-arts movie puts a gritty new spin on the story of the one-armed swordsman, an iconic figure from the moment he was introduced by the Shaw Brothers studio in 1967.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Composed in a whirlwind of immersive close-ups and fractured editing, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows ayoung sword-maker , who, after losing an arm in an ambush, transforms himself into a furious avenger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith its intentionally disorienting stylization and starkly brutal tone, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has since been reclaimed as one of Hark's most radical visions—a tour de force of action expressionism, and a scathing reappraisal of the \u003c\/span\u003ewuxia \u003cspan\u003egenre’s code of masculinity, that achieves a feverish intensity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial features include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003eAudio commentary featuring Hong Kong cinema expert and producer Frank Djeng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Action et vérité\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2006), a documentary featuring director Tsui Hark, coscreenwriter Koan Hui, and actor Xiong Xin-xin\u003cbr\u003e- Video essay by filmmakers Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou (\u003cem\u003eEvery Frame a Painting\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e- New York Asian Film Festival Q\u0026amp;A with Tsui from 2011\u003cbr\u003e- International-version opening and end credits\u003cbr\u003e- Essay by author Lisa Morton\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Film Shop IFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56970135568708,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/9322\/7199\/files\/theblade4k_blu.jpg?v=1783872303","url":"https:\/\/film-shop-ifi.myshopify.com\/products\/blade-4k-uhd-blu-ray","provider":"Film Shop IFI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}