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Date
February 20, 2010
- Location Washington, D.C.
- Price Members: $8 per film, Festival pass: $18; General Public: $10 per film, Festival pass: $24
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Enjoy an afternoon of great Chinese kung fu film at this showcase. Each film will be introduced by Craig D. Reid, a respected authority on martial arts films, who selected these pop culture classics reflecting the life of China’s first emperor.
Noon – Hero (2002/107 min/Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles) Jet Li plays a mysterious, nameless hero who defends the Emperor Qin from a team of assassins.
2:15 p.m. – Lao Tou Ho (1979/97 min/Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles) In one of the best kung fu films of the 1970s, an injured prince teaches kung fu to a vagabond who must now protect the prince from assassins.
4 p.m. – Legendary Weapons of China (1982/100 min/Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles) During the Boxer Rebellion, ruthless assassins hunt down a rogue clan member who views the Boxers as detrimental to the spirit of Chinese martial arts. Starring and directed by the renowned Liu Chia-liang. Dr. Reid calls this the best kung fu film ever.
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