Shadow

FRIDAY, 10/25 SCREENING IS NOW ON STANDBY - TICKETS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

 

Master Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers) is back with his best film in years, and he continues to be a visual innovator in the wuxia genre. In what almost feels like an ancient Chinese Batman movie, a military leader goes against the king’s will and deploys a shadow look-a-like as a secret weapon in the art of war. Yimou’s action and martial arts set pieces are breathtaking as ever; just wait until you see the umbrellas!

 

"You've gotta see it to believe it."
- San Jose Mercury News
 
"...absurdly entertaining..."
- Arizona Republic
 
"A rapturously beautiful work...combining the exquisite details of Chinese ink-brush painting with the melodramatic extravagance and suspension of disbelief of opera."
- Houston Chronicle

 

 


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