House Of Flying Daggers - Yimou - 2004 Flashcards
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What is the genre?
Wuxia
When does the Wuxia genre originate from?
9th century
What is china’s population?
Over 1.381 billion
Why do the eastern countries not rely on western films?
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan have large film insudtires
Who was the director?
Zhang Yimou
When and where was Zhang Yimou born?
1950
China
What did he study and where?
Cinematography
Beijing Film academy
Which of his films was academy nominated and what did he say about the Wuxia genre after?
‘Hero’
“… my own style of Wuxia film”
What is the literal translation of house of flying daggers?
Ambushed from 10 directions
Which Olympic opening ceremony was Yimou the creative director of?
Beijing 2008
What generation of filmmaker was Yimou at the Beijing film academy?
5th
What did he direct films about?
Chinese life, particularly about women
When did the Beijing film academy close?
During the cultural revolution 1966- 70
Why were Yimou’s earlier films criticised by the government?
For their representation of the realities of social life in china
He decided to set films in the past so the government couldn’t criticise him
Heros in Wuxia fiction often originate from the _____ classes of Chinese society
Lower
What is an example of an early Wuxia film?
Red heroine - 1929
What film introduced Wuxia to Hollywood?
Crouching tiger, hidden dragon - Ang Lee - 2000
Wuxia was traditionally a for of historical fantasy ____________.
Literature
What other forms does Wuxia take?
Chinese opera
Television dramas
Films
Video games
What are some of the elements of Wuxia film?
Sword fighting
‘Flying’
Codes of honour
Female protagonists (traditionally played by men)
Corrupt officials
Set in the past
Why was Jin seen eating peanuts in the prison in his guards uniform?
Yimou was worried western audiences would not recognise him as the same character from the previous scene so made him eat peanuts like he was in the previous scene
Why was the flower field not in bloom?
They had planted them to film in bloom but filming was delayed due to the SARS breakout in china
Why were the daggers designed with a curve?
So they could move like a boomerang
Why do the characters often run left to right on the screen?
It is unconventional to go in that direction in china so is of putting
