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Synopsis: In this visually arresting martial arts epic set in ancient China, an unnamed fighter (Jet Li) is being honored for defeating three of the king's most dangerous enemies. When Nameless recounts his battles with the assassins -- Broken Sword (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) and Moon (Zhang Ziyi) -- the king begins to question some of the details. As Nameless goes on, the king challenges the tales, interjecting his own take on these perhaps suspect version of events.
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 37 wins & 39 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
85
PG-13
Year:
2002
107 min
2,076 Views


DONNA:

I think you should visit your son.

And try and get your boss to write

a note about your performance on

the job. You need to create the

impression of a responsible, decent

citizen with familial

responsibilities who happened to

slip up once.

They have reached the front door. BERNIE nods, about to exit.

DONNA:

(with difficulty)

Uh, I know you're having financial

difficulties, Mister LaPlante, but

I wonder if... I mean, the money

I loaned you...

BERNIE:

Some of it. Right here. I got some

of it. I'll get the rest as soon

as I can.

BERNIE pulls out the crumpled bills he took from Donna's wallet

and hands them to her.

DONNA:

(surprised and touched)

I know things are difficult for you,

Mister LaPlante. I don't want to

take your last dime...

BERNIE is already reaching for a twenty.

BERNIE:

Right. I better keep some if I'm

gonna see the kid. For gas and

stuff.

Then, unable to resist the chance, he snatches another.

EXT. LION CAGES/ZOO - ANOTHER DAY

A LION lies glumly in his cage, staring balefully through the

bars at BERNIE who stares balefully back, contemplating the iron

bars. At BERNIE'S side is a ten year old boy, JOEY, whose neat,

scrubbed appearance is in sharp contrast to BERNIE'S rumpled,

slightly soiled look.

JOEY:

Wow! Look at that one!

JOEY is indicating the next cage where a BLACK PANTHER is pacing

restlessly to and fro.

JOEY:

If you were in there, he'd kill you,

wouldn't he...Dad?

As Bernie looks at the PANTHER, the muscular beast looks right

into BERNIE'S eyes with the furious yellow stare as if to say

"I'm waiting."

BERNIE:

Yeah, yeah, something like that.

INT. FLUKY'S RESTAURANT - AN HOUR LATER (DAY)

BERNIE and JOEY facing each other in a booth, eating burgers.

BERNIE:

This guy, this "friend" your

mother's seeing, he's a fireman,

huh? He ever... spend the night,

whatsisname?

JOEY:

Sometimes. His name's Elliot. He

saved a guy's life one time. In

a fire.

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Zhang Yimou

Zhang Yimou (Mandarin pronunciation: [tʂɑ́ŋ îmɤ̌ʊ̯]; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum. more…

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