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Movie Description
Putting a sort of Hong Kong twist on the traditional Romeo and Juliet story, this fantasy focuses on a warrior who rescues a beautiful witch who had been left to die. Their love sparks a rivalry between them and an evil set of bisexual Siamese twins.
Synopsis
Two of the finest and most famous stars of Hong Kong cinema -- Brigitte Lin (CHUNKING EXPRESS) and Tony Leung (FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE) -- star in this magical, martial-arts filled tale about rival families.
Lin and Leung play Romeo and Juliet-like lovers whose passion gives them the courage to pursue their romance.
Unfortunately, they both are also the top warriors of their respective clans.... who may be forced to fight each other to the death.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1 encoding
Special Features:
Interactive Menu, Scene Access, filmographies and bios of actors and the director, A
"Making Of" special, Audio Commentary of the film by director Ronny Yu.
Languages: English, Cantonese and Madarin, English subtitles, trailers
The laserdisc edition (45226) includes the original trailer and a "making of" documentary. The film is in the original Cantonese on the digital track and is dubbed into English on the analog track.
A Century Pacific release of a Mandarin Films production.
Copyright 1993 Mandarin Films Productions.
Industry Reviews
"...THE BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR, aswirl with color and movement, is the period martial arts fantasy at its most romantic -- and a textbook example of the virtues of taking genre material seriously..."
Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (02/04/1994)
"...[The film] combines astonishing visual effects with an affecting, well-acted love story..."
Sight and Sound - Geoffrey Macnab (05/01/2000)
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