Category: Non-EnglishAshes of Time Redux version looks like a recent movie, sounds like one but in the end happens to lose a lot of its flavor which the original did thanks to WKW not having an orchestra at his disposal and for having shot in the desert in poor conditions for only a few hours a day made it a film as the characters also evolved and aged from frame to frame.
Anyway - basic premise: Ouyang Feng (brilliant Leslie Chueng) is a middle man between people who are wronged and seek revenge and the bounty hunters/assassins who need money. Every single character is driven by his/her greed and the resulting conflicts form the crux of the movie. Terrifc performances by the man in the picture, yes there's Maggie Cheung as well. This is the best and probably only post modernist take on wuxia films. Of course having seen the original it's almost like watching two completely different films but for someone just watching this version it will be a treat.
Recommendation level: 5/5. I guess the redux version is out in Mumbai but the original will be impossible to buy unless you look online.
