Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon by Ang Lee (2000) *Hong Kong

This is a gorgeous film, shot wonderfully in terms of cinematography and stunning with its on location breathtaking scenery, which can only be left to speak for itself in this entry. The film is very much a period piece, set in the olden times of martial arts and idea of "Yi."

References:

http://www.currentfilm.com/movies/crouchingtiger.html

http://www.mediacircus.net/cthd.html

http://www.reelviews.net/movies/c/crouching.html

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