3 hour 70s chinese horror movie about demons and spirits, save me.
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Legend of the Mountain
Rating
4.5 (1)
Release Date
10/4/1979Runtime
192 minsOverview
A traveling scholar, intent on translating a Buddhist sutra that is said to have power over the creatures of the afterlife. He slowly finds himself entangled in a mysterious plot involving witchcraft, demons, and a battle to preserve his own soul from the attacks of the supernatural underworld.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
ChineseBudget
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$7,639Homepage
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How It Feels
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A hypnotic three-hour descent into supernatural entanglement, where a scholar's quest for spiritual knowledge becomes inseparable from his battle for survival against forces that blur the line between the living and the dead. The film moves like a fever dream, patient and accumulating in its dread.
Mood
UnsettlingWistfulDread-soakedContemplative
Themes
FaithMortalityObsessionRedemption
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticPainterlyLong takes
Structure
Linear
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