House of Flying Daggers Context
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- Flying Daggers Context
- Wuxia Pian
- "martial heroes", genre of Chinese fic concerning adventures of martial artists in Ancient China
- contained chivalrous heroes, martial arts, swordplay with fantastical elements
- Chivalry Characteristic
- honesty, loyalty, noble, virtue, grace
- true, courage, gal;ant, respectful
- 5th Generation
- 5th gen of graduates from Beijing Film Academy following Mao's "Cultural Revolution"
- experiments, allegorical, creative freedom, stylised mis-en-scene
- Communist film making was propaganda rich
- Zhang Yimou
- one of 5th Gen, suspected by gov due to family's politics
- began studying cinematography at Beijing Film Academy at 27
- Tang Dynasty
- aged from 618 to 906 AD, golden age of China's culture and art
- corrupt leaders which made constant changes to rule causing anger
- Reception
- liked by Western audiences, nominated for Best Cinematography
- disliked by Eastern audiences, thought to prioritize cinematic style rather than plot
- Wuxia Pian
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