Legend of the Mountain

Legend of the Mountain
Directed by	King Hu
Written by	King Hu Ling Chung[2]
Starring	Shih Chun Hsu Feng Sylvia Chang Tung Lin Rainbow Hsu
Cinematography	Henry Chan[2]
Edited by	King Hu Siu Nam[2]
Music by	Wu Ta-chiang[2]
Release date	1979 (1979)
Countries	Taiwan Hong Kong[1]

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.

Plot[]

Ho, a young scholar, is responsible for translating Buddhist sutras which are said to have power over the creatures of the afterlife. He goes to a monastery to fulfill the task. He meets strange people: Mr. Tsui and his friend Chang, Melody a Chinese drum player, an old washerwoman and a flutist.

Cast[]

• as Ho
• Hsu Feng as Melody
• Sylvia Chang as Cloud
• as Mr. Tsui
• Tien Feng as Cheng
• as Reverend
• as Ms. Chang
• Wu Jiaxiang as Man carrying wood
• as Lama
• Sun Yueh

Release[]

Legend of the Mountain was released in 1979.^[3] The film was also shown at the 1979 Festival of Festivals in Toronto.^[3]

Reception[]

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]

References[]

External links[]

• Legend of the Mountain at IMDb
• Legend of the Mountain at AllMovie
• Legend of the Mountain at Metacritic

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