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• With an updated score and film transfer, Wong Kar-Wai's Ashes of Time Redux was released to mostly favorable reviews in 2008. Critic Emanuel Levy gave the film a "B+" in his review, citing the director's "commendable skills" and "precise compositions."Emanuel Levy: Ashes of Time Redux Review

  Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian also enjoyed the "lovely swirling images," but criticized the film's "muddled" story structure.The Guardian: Ashes of Time Redux Review (September 12, 2008)

  Nick Plowman of Slant Magazine argued that Ashes was still "as ravishingly impenetrable as ever," particularly because the "sword-fighting extravaganza" remained "second fiddle to the characters' melancholic languor."Slant Magazine: Toronto Film Festival Day Seven: Ashes of Time Redux (September 12, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Release date: October 10, 2008 (limited)
  2. Ashes of Time originally released in 1994
  3. Director: Wong Kar-WaiTIFF'08: Ashes of Time Redux
  4. Screenwriter: Wong Kar-Wai
  5. Producer: Wong Kar-Wai, Jeff LauTIFF'08: Ashes of Time Redux
  6. Distributor: Sony Pictures ClassicsTIFF'08: Ashes of Time Redux
  7. MPAA rating: R/14ATIFF'08: Ashes of Time Redux
  8. Run time: 93 minTIFF'08: Ashes of Time Redux

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