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Features: DVD, Letterbox, Dolby Digital Stereo, English, Subtitled
Editor's Note
Putting a sort of Hong Kong twist on the traditional Romeo and Juliet story, this fantasy focuses on a warrior who rescues a beautiful witch who had been left to die. Their love sparks a rivalry between them and an evil set of bisexual Siamese twins.
Plot Summary
Two of the finest and most famous stars of Hong Kong cinema -- Brigitte Lin (CHUNKING EXPRESS) and Tony Leung (FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE) -- star in this magical, martial-arts filled tale about rival families.| Lin and Leung play Romeo and Juliet-like lovers whose passion gives them the courage to pursue their romance.| Unfortunately, they both are also the top warriors of their respective clans.... who may be forced to fight each other to the death.
| Features | Special Features: | | Interactive Menu, Scene Access, filmographies and bios of actors and the director, A | | "Making Of" special, Audio Commentary of the film by director Ronny Yu. |
| Languages: English, Cantonese and Madarin, English subtitles, trailers |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Tai Seng |
| Release Date: 8/23/2005 |
| Running Time: 89 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1993 | | Catalog ID: 45224 | | UPC: 00601643452241 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Cantonese | | Available Audio Tracks: Chinese, Cantonese | | Available Subtitles: English, Cantonese, Mandarin | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"...THE BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR, aswirl with color and movement, is the period martial arts fantasy at its most romantic -- and a textbook example of the virtues of taking genre material seriously..." 02/04/1994 p.F13Sight and Sound
"...[The film] combines astonishing visual effects with an affecting, well-acted love story..." 05/01/2000 p.66 |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  5 | | Plot |  4 | | Acting | 4 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Stop considering--MUST SEE. Saturday, May 29, 1999
A Viewer from New York, NY
I just finished watching this, and I liked it so much, I hopped on-line to write this review.
Cinematography was ABSOLUTELY beautiful (definitely high budget). The vivid colors, set, and camera angles created a fantasy world that seemed like the live-action version of a chinese comic book combined with Japanese animation.
The fact that the movie was made in 1993 (6 years ago!) was not apparent at all--the imagery made it timeless and it very well could have passed for a current production with no tell-tale signs.
Acting was superb. Brigette Lin is awesome and perfect for her role.
Story was romantic, emotional, and had great action scenes. Sound-track was exceptionally great as well (one of the best I've experienced) with it's theatrical beats.
To my extreme disappointment, they don't make movies like this anymore.
One of those movies you didn't want to end. Now one of my favorites, it's a MUST see--and at with a price like this, it's a MUST buy. This is coming from a fan of swordplay fantasies like Swordsman 2 (my top favorite). Was this review helpful?  
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