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Twenty-First Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival--Old-School Kung Fu Double Feature

by Freer/Sackler Gallery — last modified Jul 12, 2016 02:33 PM
This popular festival continues from July with a double feature of old-school kung fu classics plus other surprises. Cosponsored by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office. Visit asia.si.edu/films for the full schedule.
When Aug 06, 2016
from 01:00 PM to 05:00 PM
Where Warner Brothers Theater National Museum of American History 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001
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Old-School Kung Fu Double Feature

Saturday, August 6

Catch two classics presented in 35mm prints.

 

The Blade

1 pm

Featuring berserk camera movement, frenetic choreography, and compositions bursting with detail, The Blade shows one of the world's best directors at the top of his game.

http://www.asia.si.edu/events/films.asp?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D119171319

 

A Terra-Cotta Warrior

3:30 pm

One of the most exquisite fantasy films to come out of Hong Kong in the 1990s, A Terra-Cotta Warrior features a unique blend of romance, swashbuckling action, and comedy.

http://www.asia.si.edu/events/films.asp?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D119171326

 

 

Venue:

Warner Brothers Theater

National Museum of American History

14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20001

americanhistory.si.edu/visit/getting-here

Free and open to the public. Admission is first-come, first-served. Auditorium doors open 30 minutes before showtime.