There are some scenes showing uncommon artistry for the average martial arts film such as an airborne battle among wispy bamboo plants. ==Production== The film was originally written as five-part novel series by Wang Dulu starting in the late 1930s.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon () is a 2000 wuxia film directed by Ang Lee and written by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus and Kuo Jung Tsai.
The film was the first foreign-language movie (it was filmed in Mandarin Chinese) to break the $100 million (£51 million) mark in USA. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2000, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 8.
The latter was released in 2004 as New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for US and Canadian release. ===Home media=== The film was released on VHS and DVD on June 5, 2001 by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. ==Reception== ===Box office=== The film premiered in cinemas on December 8, 2000, in limited release within the US.
For 2000 as a whole, the film cumulatively ranked at a worldwide box-office performance position of 19. ===Critical response=== Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was very well received in the Western world, receiving numerous awards.
Yeoh responded to this complaint in a December 28, 2000, interview with Cinescape.
The film was screened out of competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
An overwhelming critical and commercial success, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won over 40 awards and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2001, including Best Picture, and won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Art Direction, Best Original Score and Best Cinematography, receiving the most nominations ever for a non-English language film at the time, until 2018's Roma tied this record.
The latter was released in 2004 as New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for US and Canadian release. ===Home media=== The film was released on VHS and DVD on June 5, 2001 by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. ==Reception== ===Box office=== The film premiered in cinemas on December 8, 2000, in limited release within the US.
On January 12, 2001, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon premiered in cinemas in wide release throughout the US grossing $8,647,295 in business, ranking in sixth place.
The film also provided the breakthrough role for Zhang Ziyi's career, who noted: Film Journal noted that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon "pulled off the rare trifecta of critical acclaim, boffo box-office and gestalt shift", in reference to its ground-breaking success for a subtitled film in the American market. ===Accolades=== Gathering widespread critical acclaim at the Toronto and New York film festivals, the film also became a favorite when Academy Awards nominations were announced in 2001.
The latter was released in 2004 as New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for US and Canadian release. ===Home media=== The film was released on VHS and DVD on June 5, 2001 by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. ==Reception== ===Box office=== The film premiered in cinemas on December 8, 2000, in limited release within the US.
The film received ten Academy Award nominations, which was the highest ever for a non-English language film, up until it was tied by Roma (2018). The film is ranked at number 497 on Empire's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time.
In 2019, The Guardian ranked the film 51st in its 100 best films of the 21st century list. ==Sequel== A direct-to-television sequel to the film, Sword of Destiny, was released in 2016.
An overwhelming critical and commercial success, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won over 40 awards and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2001, including Best Picture, and won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Art Direction, Best Original Score and Best Cinematography, receiving the most nominations ever for a non-English language film at the time, until 2018's Roma tied this record.
In 2019, The Guardian ranked the film 51st in its 100 best films of the 21st century list. ==Sequel== A direct-to-television sequel to the film, Sword of Destiny, was released in 2016.
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