Wong Kar-Wai's Ashes of Time

by Wimal Dissanayake

Ashes of Time, by the internationally acclaimed director Wong Kar-wai, has been considered to be one of the most complex and self-reflexive of Hong Kong films. Loosely based on the stories by renowned martial arts novelist Jin Yong, Wong Kar-wai has created a very different kind of martial arts film, which invites close and sustained study.This book presents the nature and significance of Ashes of Time, and the reasons for its being regarded as a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9622095852
• ISBN13: 9789622095854
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher