Film Screening

The Director will be there to answer questions.

West Coast Premiere
(148 minutes, Rated R, Mandarin with English subtitles)
Director: John Woo
Starring: Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi, Chang Chen, Hu Jun, Lin Chi-ling, and Zhao Wei

South Coast Plaza comes alive with dynamic displays of Chinese music, art, and tradition during Ancient Paths, Modern Voices: A Festival Celebrating Chinese Culture. The Orange County Film Society will present the West Coast Premiere of visionary director John Woo's latest epic adventure film, Red Cliff. A massive hit in Asia and the most expensive Chinese film ever made, Red Cliff reunites legendary filmmaker John Woo and internation superstar Tony Leung for the first time since the 1992 classic Hard Boiled. A breathtaking war epic, Red Cliff brings to the screen the lgendary tale of the Battle of Red Cliff that took place in 208 AD and was immortalized in the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.