Ashes of Time Redone.

Long known for leisurely shoots and last minute re-edits, Wong Kar-Wai is a meticulous visionary, rarely content with the final cuts of his films. In the past, this has led to slightly different versions of his movies being released in different parts of the world.

Now he is going back to Ashes of Time, his 1994 wuxia classic, to spruce things up for a definitive version, premiering this week in Cannes.



Hopefully this redux will make it to a screen around here, later this year. It premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, currently underway.

As with anything he does, Wong's take on martial art spectacle is already unique. I look forward to seeing what he does to take it to a new level!