Pack Chang Cheh - 10 películas (1967-1983)

Título Original: Furious Swords and Fantastic Warriors: The Heroic Cinema of Chang Cheh

Director: Varios

Audio: Mandarín

Subtítulos: Inglés

Distinguished by his penchant for bloodshed and a thematic concentration on the bonds of brotherhood and masculine sacrifice, Chang Cheh is one of the most prolific and accomplished directors ever to emerge from the Hong Kong film industry. Often hailed as the “Godfather of Hong Kong cinema,” he enjoyed a career spanning six decades and worked in a multitude of genres, from Chinese opera to kung fu films via wuxia pian, historical epics and tales of the supernatural.

Presented here are ten films that reveal the range and versatility of Chang’s career as a filmmaker. Traditional wuxia pian is represented by King Eagle, Trail of the Broken Bladeand Wandering Swordsman; choreographed by Lau Kar-leung, Men from the Monasteryand Shaolin Martial Artsare both drawn from Chang’s Shaolin cycle, included here alongside New Shaolin Boxers; Iron Bodyguard, released at the dawn of the kung fu era, is representative of changing trends in Hong Kong cinema; and some of Chang’s more esoteric work is represented by the opera film The Fantastic Magic Babyand the supernatural fantasy The Weird Man. Also included is the anthology film Trilogy of Swordsmanship, to which Chang contributed a segment alongside his contemporaries Yueh Feng and Cheng Kang.

All produced during Chang Cheh’s tenure at Shaw Brothers, these ten films are a testament to the director’s distinct aesthetic style and his recurring thematic preoccupations. Eureka Classics is proud to present this selection of Chang’s work for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK.

Limited Edition: This edition is strictly limited to a single pressing of 2,000 copies which will not be reissued once sold out.

LIMITED EDITION FIVE-DISC BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES*:

    Limited edition of 2000 copies
    Limited edition Hardbound slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling
    Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on all films in this set by film critic and writer James Oliver
    1080p HD presentations of all 10 films on Blu-ray
    Optional English subtitles, newly revised for this release
    The following films will have English Dubs: Men from the Monastery, Shaolin Martial Arts, Iron Bodyguard, The Weird Man, Trail of the Broken Blade, New Shaolin Boxers
    New audio commentaries on Men from the Monastery, The Trail of the Broken Blade and The Weird Man by film critic David West
    New audio commentaries on King Eagle, The Wandering Swordsman, Trilogy of Swordsmanship and The Fantastic Magic Baby by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
    New audio commentaries on Shaolin Martial Arts, Iron Bodyguard and New Shaolin Boxers by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and martial artist and filmmaker Michael Worth
    New audio commentary on The Fantastic Magic Baby by Frank Djeng
    New interview with Hong Kong cinema scholar Wayne Wong on the life and work of Chang Cheh
    New video essay by Jonathan Clements (author of A Brief History of China) on Iron Bodyguard
    New video essay by Jonathan Clements on Chang Cheh’s Shaolin films