Hou Hsiao-hsiens heiß erwarteter neuer Film The Assassin.
Kaum ein Film wurde bei den Filmfestspielen in Cannes 2015 dermaßen gefeiert, wie Hou Hsiao-hsiens The Assassin, der nach acht Jahren Pause seine Rückkehr zum Kino markierte. Seither erhielt das Martial-Arts-Drama zahlreiche Preise (u.a. Beste Regie in Cannes und mehrere Preise beim Golden Horse Filmfestival, einem der bedeutendsten asiatischen Festivals).
Hier ein paar internationale Pressestimmen zum Film:
A mesmerizing slow burn of a martial-arts movie that boldly merges stasis and kinesis, turns momentum into abstraction, and achieves breathtaking new heights of compositional elegance: Shot for shot, it’s perhaps the most ravishingly beautiful film Hou has ever made, and certainly one of his most deeply transporting. Variety
A movie of great intelligence and aesthetic refinement; there is majesty and mystery in this film, particularly in the visually remarkable final minutes, when its enigmatic power begins a kind of final ascent. Guardian
The Assassin involves the most extravagant, intricately detailed, extraordinarily beautiful recreation of the interiors, décor, dress and manners of imperial China that has ever likely been put on film. RogerEbert.com
The Assassin ranks among the most beautiful movies ever made. Dissolve
It feels like the condensation and purification of something long lived with by all involved…. The Assassin is so beautiful I really cannot properly convey it without other cinematic reference. Notebook
Ab 17. Juni gibt es die Gelegenheit sich im Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus davon selbst ein Bild zu machen.