The Assassin, directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien; Rams, directed by Grímur Hákonarson; This Changes Everything, by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein.
directed and co-written by Hou Hsiao-Hsien. 105 minutes
A series of sumptuously costumed scenes set out Tang Dynasty court intrigues. In fast, clean fight scenes, the assassin outdoes the court’s guards but holds back on her mission – to despatch the local ruler, who plans to secede his province. Imposing landscape shots put it all in belittling perspective.
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