Ho, a young scholar, is given the task for translating Buddhist sutras which are said to have power over the creatures of the afterlife. He travels to a monastery to find a peaceful place to fulfill the task. However he encounters a bizarre cast of characters: a Buddhist lama, Secretary Tsui and his menacing friend Cheng, the mysterious Melody and her flute, and Ms. Chang, Melody's mother who soon arranges a marriage between Melody and Ho. However, as he works on the sutras, Ho slowly finds himself entangled on a mysterious plot involving witchcraft, demons, and a battle to preserve his own soul from the attacks of the supernatural underworld.
Legend of the Mountain was released in 1979.[3] The film was also shown at the 1979 Festival of Festivals in Toronto.[3]
Receptionedit
From contemporary English reviews, Richard Labonte of the Ottawa Citizen described the film as an "intellectual challenge" and as "three hours of film which never drags" and that it was "structured with a rigid formalism which allows for no spontaneity at all and is also a unique treat, for those who can adapt to a slow and mannered Eastern style rather than the fast-paced and action-packed style of most Western films."[3]
Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively gave the film an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews from western critics, and an average rating of 8.3/10.[4]
Referencesedit
^"[back cover]". Legend of the Mountain (Booklet). Eureka!. 2019. 185.
^ abcd"Legend of the Mountain". Legend of the Mountain (Booklet). Eureka!. 2019. p. 2. 185.
^ abcLabonte, Richard (15 September 1979). "More film festival winners". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 44.
legend, mountain, traditional, chinese, 山中傳奇, simplified, chinese, 山中传奇, wade, giles, shan, chung, 1979, taiwanese, hong, kong, film, directed, king, directed, byking, huwritten, byking, ling, chung, produced, byking, hustarringshih, chun, feng, sylvia, chang,. Legend of the Mountain traditional Chinese 山中傳奇 simplified Chinese 山中传奇 Wade Giles Shan chung ch uan ch i is a 1979 Taiwanese Hong Kong film directed by King Hu Legend of the MountainDirected byKing HuWritten byKing Hu Ling Chung 2 Produced byKing HuStarringShih Chun Hsu Feng Sylvia Chang Tung Lin Rainbow HsuCinematographyHenry Chan 2 Edited byKing Hu Siu Nam 2 Music byWu Ta chiang 2 Release date1979 1979 CountriesTaiwanHong Kong 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editHo a young scholar is given the task for translating Buddhist sutras which are said to have power over the creatures of the afterlife He travels to a monastery to find a peaceful place to fulfill the task However he encounters a bizarre cast of characters a Buddhist lama Secretary Tsui and his menacing friend Cheng the mysterious Melody and her flute and Ms Chang Melody s mother who soon arranges a marriage between Melody and Ho However as he works on the sutras Ho slowly finds himself entangled on a mysterious plot involving witchcraft demons and a battle to preserve his own soul from the attacks of the supernatural underworld Cast editShih Chun as Ho Hsu Feng as Melody Sylvia Chang as Cloud Tung Lam as Mr Tsui Tien Feng as Cheng Chen Hui lou as Reverend Rainbow Hsu as Ms Chang Wu Jiaxiang as Man carrying wood Ng Ming Tsui as Lama Sun YuehRelease editLegend of the Mountain was released in 1979 3 The film was also shown at the 1979 Festival of Festivals in Toronto 3 Reception editFrom contemporary English reviews Richard Labonte of the Ottawa Citizen described the film as an intellectual challenge and as three hours of film which never drags and that it was structured with a rigid formalism which allows for no spontaneity at all and is also a unique treat for those who can adapt to a slow and mannered Eastern style rather than the fast paced and action packed style of most Western films 3 Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively gave the film an approval rating of 100 based on 7 reviews from western critics and an average rating of 8 3 10 4 References edit back cover Legend of the Mountain Booklet Eureka 2019 185 a b c d Legend of the Mountain Legend of the Mountain Booklet Eureka 2019 p 2 185 a b c Labonte Richard 15 September 1979 More film festival winners The Ottawa Citizen p 44 Legend of the Mountain 1979 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved 26 March 2018 External links edit nbsp Film portal nbsp Taiwan portal Legend of the Mountain at IMDb nbsp Legend of the Mountain at AllMovie Legend of the Mountain at Metacritic nbsp nbsp This article about a Taiwanese film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Legend of the Mountain amp oldid 1213394832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
