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“King Hu is truly the Zen master of wuxia filmmaking”—Reverse Shot

A Touch of Zen

Sep 1—Sep 7, 2023
Directed by King Hu
With Hsu Feng, Shih Chun, Bai Ying

Considered the greatest martial-arts epic of all time, King Hu’s jaw-dropping masterpiece is a mystical tale of a female warrior (Hsu Feng) who must fight for her life when the corrupt Ming dynasty targets her entire family for extermination. The first Chinese film to win a prize at the Cannes Film Festival, A Touch of Zen is part wuxia film, part ghost story, and part metaphysical reflection on Buddhist philosophy. The story bursts off the screen with Hu’s knockout visual flourishes, including the unforgettable image of a gold-bleeding monk.

“King Hu is truly the Zen master of wuxia filmmaking”—Reverse Shot

UPCOMING Screenings

      RUNNING TIME

      200min

      VENUE

      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

      FORMAT

      DCP

      LANGUAGE

      In Mandarin with English subtitles

      TICKET INFORMATION

      General Admission: $16
      Members: $8

      Leadership support for
      BAM Access Programs provided by
      the Jerome L. Greene Foundation

      JL Greene

      Leadership support for
      BAM Film provided by
      the Ford Foundation and
      The Thompson Family Foundation

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