Ashes of Time
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Ashes of Time is a visually poetic 1994 wuxia film by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai that reimagines characters from Jin Yong’s novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in a fragmented, introspective style.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Ashes of Time Redux | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hong Kong film
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film ⓘ wuxia film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ashes of Time
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The Legend of the Condor Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Jin Yong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Christopher Doyle
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Lai Yiu-fai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director |
Wong Kar-wai
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Wong Kar-wai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Golden Harvest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy |
Kai Kit-wai
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Patrick Tam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterFrom | The Legend of the Condor Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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drama film ⓘ wuxia ⓘ |
| hasReEditedVersion | Ashes of Time Redux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Frankie Chan
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Roel A. García NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
fragmented
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nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFor | introspective approach to wuxia genre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Cantonese ⓘ |
| partOf | Hong Kong New Wave cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jeffrey Lau
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Wong Kar-wai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1994
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2008 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 100 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Wong Kar-wai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Chinese desert ⓘ |
| stars |
Brigitte Lin
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Carina Lau NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacky Cheung NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Cheung NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Cheung NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Leung Chiu-wai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Leung Ka-fai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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memory ⓘ regret ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
color-saturated imagery
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highly stylized cinematography ⓘ |
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