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8.21.2013

Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi duel in The Grandmaster

Do you like kung fu? Here is some kung fu.



Take a moment out of your day to enjoy this rad fight scene from Wong Kar-Wai's The Grandmaster. That's Zhang Ziyi and Tony Leung as Gong Er and Ip Man, respectively, enjoying a private moment. And by private moment, I mean an awesome little martial arts duel between skilled masters. Not only is it badass, true to director Wong's style, it's also gorgeous:




As a whole, The Grandmaster is a beautiful work, though honestly, some parts are slowwwww and at times just plain incomprehensible. But if you like this scene, you'll love the other fights in the movie, masterfully choreographed by the legendary Yuen Wo-Ping. There's Zhang Ziyi fight scene set at a train station that's particularly magnificent. She kind of steals the movie.

The Grandmaster opens in New York and Los Angeles on Friday.