Released in theaters on July 30, 1985 in France, Gunslinger is the third feature film from iconic director Tsui Hark! This violent and uncompromising masterpiece returns to theaters on February 7th in a restored 2K version courtesy of Splendor Films.
The story takes us to Hong Kong in 1980. A young girl drives the three young men responsible for the murder to commit murder and nihilistic drift. Tsui Hark, author of such memorable films as Once Upon a Time in China 2, Time and Tide and Detective Dee, offers The Hell of Arms in his “The first great thriller, political and bloody”Samuel Duhair writes Telerama.
For the author, the film is quite simple “Clockwork orange “Made in Hong Kong” ! A filmmaker full of incredible dynamism, Tsui Hark already gathered in 1980 everything that would stand out in his cinema in the following decades.
Shootouts and Dantesque chases
“Shoots that resemble fellow John Woo thrillers Disney blues, a hallucinatory tense chase through an abandoned building, a Dantesque finale among the graves of a cemetery, the director of The Blade reproduces the action scenes amazingly. Without any cuts. The political dimension of his words.”Analyzed by Samuel Duhair.
In addition, according to the author, due to the violence of Tsui Hark’s political remarks against China, the production of this type of work was absolutely impossible today. “In today’s Hong Kong, which is under strict Chinese control, such a viral film would not have a chance to see the light of day.”
Tsui Hark, the key man
“If John Woo and Johnny To It redefined the Asian thriller in the 1990s and had a strong influence on the Hollywood genre and romantic dramas. Wong Kar-wai Many Western emulators, a key figure in Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s-2000s was Tsui Hark.Supports Vincent Austria in columns mankind.
For the latter, who appreciates “Hell of Weapons” as a work “Both a schoolboy and ultra-violent”Tsui Hark “Bringing Chinese cinema into the 21st century while reviving the ancestral tradition and kung fu cinema, a popular source of grace and style.”
The Hell of Arms hits theaters on February 7th.
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