Detective Dee brings Tang Dynasty whodunnit to Venice
Hong Kong's Tsui Hark unveiled his latest blockbuster, a Tang Dynasty whodunnit, at the Venice film festival Sunday while Kelly Reichardt cast her feminine eye on the Wild West in "Meek's Cutoff".
(L-R) Chinese actress Li Bingbing, Hong Kong director Tsui Hark and actress Carina Lau pose during the photocall of "Di renjie zhi tongtian diguo" ("Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame") at the 67th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, September 5. Tsui unveiled his latest blockbuster, a Tang Dynasty whodunnit, at the festival on Sunday.
Tsui's "Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame" filled the screen at the Lido with kung fu action, intrigue and period atmospherics as Detective Dee (Andy Lau) investigates threats to seventh-century Empress Wu Zetian's rise to power.
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