Country
Taiwan
Year
2015
Language
Mandarin spoken, English subtitles
Director
Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Duration
105 min
With breathtaking cinematography, elegant camera movements and meticulously composed images, the film immerses you in an enchanting world full of subtlety and symbolism.
In Tang Dynasty China, mysterious and deadly warrior Nie Yinniang returns to her native region with a mission: to assassinate her former fiancé, a powerful military governor. As she struggles with her mission and the memories of her past, The Assassin becomes not only a film about action and intrigue, but also a meditative reflection on duty, honour and personal freedom.
Director Hsiao-Hsien Hou was awarded the Best Direction prize at the Cannes Film Festival and created a hypnotic cinematic experience with The Assassin.
With introduction
With introduction by Lara Perski about gracefulness
Cinematic Beauty
“Beauty alone makes the whole world happy, and each and every being forgets its limitations while under its spell,” the poet and philosopher Friedrich Schiller claimed. Cinema is particularly well-suited for delightful encounters with beauty. During the Cinematic Beauty film program we watch seven films, with an introduction, each of which sheds a different light on beauty. In collaboration with the University of Groningen.
Agenda
There are no new dates planned (yet) for Cinematic Beauty: The Assassin.
