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The Assassin: A Film by Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Back with his first film in 8 years, legendary Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien wowed this year's Cannes Film Festival with his awe-inspiring THE ASSASSIN - a wondrous take on the traditional wuxia film.
When:
October 16, 2015 12:00am to December 10, 2015 12:00am
Synopsis
Back with his first film in 8 years, legendary Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien wowed this year's Cannes Film Festival (where he won Best Director) with his awe-inspiring THE ASSASSIN - a wondrous take on the traditional wuxia film. The story is simple, if elusive - in 9th-century China, Nie Yinniang is a young woman who was abducted in childhood from a decorated general and raised by a nun who trained her in the martial arts. After 13 years of exile, she is returned to the land of her birth as an exceptional assassin, with orders to kill her betrothed husband-to-be. She must confront her parents, her memories, and her long-repressed feelings in a choice to sacrifice the man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins. Rich with shimmering, breathing texture and punctuated by brief but unforgettable bursts of action, THE ASSASSIN is a martial arts film like none made before it.
Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Cast: Chang Chen , Shu Qi , Zhou Yun , Tsumabuki Satoshi
Producer: Hou Hsiao-Hsien , Liao Ching-Song
Genre: Drama, Foreign
Sub Genre: Martial Arts
Run Time: 107 mins.
Theatrical Date: Oct 16, 2015
Original Language: Mandarin
Screenings:
October 16, 2015
New York City
IFC Center
323 6th Ave
New York, NY 10014
(212) 924-7771
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Film Society of Lincoln Center
70 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023
(212) 875-5610
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Los Angeles
Laemmle Playhouse 7
673 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
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Laemmle Ahrya Fine Arts
8556 Wilshire Blvd.
B.H., CA 90211
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October 22, 2015
Miami
GEMS - Miami International Film Festival
300 NE 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33132
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October 23, 2015
Chicago
AMC River East 21
322 East Illinois Street
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 596-0333
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Music Box Theatre
3733 N Southport Ave
Chicago, IL 60613
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New York City
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington, NY 11743
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San Francisco/Bay Area
Landmark Shattuck Cinemas
2230 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2992
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AMC Metreon 16
35 4th St Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94103
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Camera 3
288 S Second St
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 294-3334
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Los Angeles
AMC Atlantic Time Square
450 N Atlantic Blvd
Monterey Park, CA 91754
(626) 407-0240
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Edwards University Town Center 6
4245 Campus Drive, University Center
Irvine, CA 92612
(844) 462-7342
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Charlotte
Regal Cinemas Ballantyne Village 5
14815 Ballantyne Village Way
Charlotte, NC 28277
(844) 462-7342
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Knoxville
Regal Cinemas Downtown West 8
1640 Downtown W Blvd
Knoxville, TN 37919
(844) 462-7342
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Scottsdale
Harkins Theatres Camelview 5
7001 E Highland Ave
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480) 947-8778
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October 28, 2015
St. Louis
RagTag Cinema Cafe
10 Hitt St
Columbia, MO 65201
(573) 441-8504
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Winchester
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
181 Kernstown Commons Blvd
Winchester, VA 22602
(540) 313-4060
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October 29, 2015
Miami
Miami Beach CInematheque
1130 Washington Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 673-4567
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New York City
Time & Space Ltd
434 Columbia St
Hudson, NY 12534
(518) 822-8448
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October 30, 2015
Miami
Tower Theater
1508 SW 8th St
Miami, FL 33135
(305) 237-2463
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Cinema Paradiso
503 SE 6th St
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 525-3456
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Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Ave
Lake Worth, FL 33460
(561) 586-6410
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San Francisco/Bay Area
Pageant Theatre
351 E 6th St
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 343-0663
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Landmark Shattuck Cinemas
2230 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2992
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Seattle
Pickford Film Center
1318 Bay St
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 738-0735
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SIFF Cinema Egyptian
805 East Pine Street
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 324-9996
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Chicago
Tivoli Theatre
5021 Highland Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630) 968-0219
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Philadelphia
The Colonial Theatre
227 Bridge St
Phoenixville, PA 19460
(610) 917-1228
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Washington, DC
AFI Silver Theatre
AFI Silver
Silver Spring, MD 20910
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November 3, 2015
Indianapolis
Indiana University Cinema
1213 E 7th St
Bloomington, IN 47406
(812) 855-7632
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November 6, 2015
Iowa
FilmScene
118 E College St
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 358-2555
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New Mexico
The Screen
1600 St Michaels Dr
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 473-6494
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Boise
The Flicks
646 W Fulton St
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 342-4288
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November 11, 2015
Denver
International Film Series
1801 Colorado Ave
Boulder, CO 80309
(303) 492-1531
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November 12, 2015
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch Dr
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(405) 236-3100
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November 13, 2015
Philadelphia
Landmark Ritz Theater
214 Walnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 440-1184
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Zoetropolis Art House
315 W James St
Lancaster, PA 17603
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Chicago
Normal Theater
209 W North St
Normal, IL 61761
(309) 454-9720
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November 27, 2015
Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet St
Houston, TX 77005
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November 28, 2015
New Mexico
Fountain Theater
2469 Calle De Guadalupe
Old Mesilla, NM 88046
(575) 524-8287
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December 10, 2015
Columbus
Wexner Center for the Arts
1871 N High St
Columbus, OH 43210
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