If you loved The Grandmaster, try Ashes of Time

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Wong Kar-Wai, and they sit in Action / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Grandmaster, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Ashes of Time is

You broker deals for assassins in the western desert, a land of few prospects. But each swordsman carries a tragic past, just like your own. Wong Kar-Wai bends the wuxia genre, layering it with dreamy images and unrequited longing.

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