SIFF #8, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

[oldmangrumpus]

While Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame sounds like the title of a Scooby Doo episode, it's actually an historical martial arts epic, directed by famous director Tsui Hark, based around a traditional Chinese hero, Judge Di (here rendered as "Detective Dee"). The Chinese have as mystery novels longer than we have, usually focused on

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[scarlettina]

There's been a lot of chatter about this film. I'm glad it lived up to all the press!