A martial-arts master trains Bruce Lee, facing conflict in a captivating visual style and fragmented narrative.
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Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Wong Kar Wai, THE GRANDMASTER is an epic action feature inspired by the life and times of the legendary Kung FU master, Ip Man who mentored Bruce Lee. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China’s last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Filmed in a range of stunning locations that include the snow-swept landscapes of Northeast China and the subtropical South, THE GRANDMASTER features virtuoso performances by some of the greatest stars of contemporary Asian cinema, including Tony Leung and Ziyi Zhang.
"Selected to open the Berlin Film Festival in 2013 and nominated for two Academy Awards (Cinematography and Costume Design), this movie marks the return of Hong Kong's great filmmaker, Wong Kar-Wai, to martial arts cinema after his first (and until then only) foray into the genre with the film ''Ashes of Time'. Inspired by the life of the legendary martial arts master and mentor of Bruce Lee, 'Yi dai zong shi' is by far the most expensive movie in the director's career, and although it shares its protagonist with the 'Ip Man' movie series, it presents a totally different approach. The action sequences are equally spectacular, but one can perceive the director's trademark, from the involvement of actors like Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi, to the captivating visual style and fragmented narrative to portray a period of Chinese and Hong Kong history that has been left behind, through the perspective of its protagonists."