“It wasn't until mid-to-late production that Director Hou told me I would be scoring it. It came as a total surprise and I was unprepared. The score demanded many traditional instruments, so I sought help from various master musicians. After multiple rounds of revisions and tweaks, it was finally, painstakingly completed.”
—Lim Giong
—Lim Giong
In China during the Tang dynasty, Nie Yinniang (Shu Qi) works as an assassin, directed to slay corrupt government officials by her master. But a mission failed due to her own mercy begets a more ruthless assignment for the stoic killer: to return to her land of birth and kill the man to whom she was betrothed in youth. Netting a Best Director award at Cannes for Hou Hsiao-Hsien and named the best film of 2015 by Sight & Sound, the film marked the master of the Taiwanese New Wave’s final film before retiring in 2023.
“It wasn't until mid-to-late production that Director Hou told me I would be scoring it. It came as a total surprise and I was unprepared. The score demanded many traditional instruments, so I sought help from various master musicians. After multiple rounds of revisions and tweaks, it was finally, painstakingly completed.”
—Lim Giong
—Lim Giong
UPCOMING Screenings
RUNNING TIME
105min
VENUE
FORMAT
DCP
LANGUAGE
In Chinese with English subtitles
TICKET INFORMATION
General Admission: $17
Members: $12
Please note: A $2 handling fee per ticket will be added to your order.
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