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25 Alternative 2011 TIFF Picks: Xu Haofeng’s The Sword Identity
Multidisciplinarian Xu Haofeng is not only a newbie filmmaker but happens to be a novelist, Taoist scholar, martial-arts connoisseur and co-writer for Wong Kar-wai’s The Grand Master. The word on this Venice Film Festival invited title is that it takes the genre into a completely different realm – we Haofeng calling this “inner martial arts“ presented visually and aurally. Count me in!
#19. The Sword Identity
Director: Xu Haofeng
Cast: YU Chenghui, SONG Yang , ZHAO Yuanyuan
Distributor: Rights Available
Buzz: Multidisciplinarian Xu Haofeng is not only a newbie filmmaker but happens to be a novelist, Taoist scholar, martial-arts connoisseur and co-writer for Wong Kar-wai’s The Grand Master. The word on this Venice Film Festival invited title is that it takes the genre into a completely different realm – we Haofeng calling this “inner martial arts“ presented visually and aurally. Count me in!
The Gist: Set during the Ming dynasty, when Japanese pirates had long been eliminated from China, a swordsman tries to prove that his weapon was used by the famous General Qi’s regiment to resist Japanese pirates. While attempting to prove the sword’s identity, a top martial arts master finally obtains inner peace.
TIFF Schedule: Sunday September 11 AMC 10 9:30pm
Monday September 12 AMC 5 3:00pm
Saturday September 17 Scotiabank Theatre 11 1:00pm
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