HAR30UR LIGHTS: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
To celebrate 30 years of Harbour Lights, we gave you twenty of our most popular releases of the past thirty years and asked you to pick your favourites. Hundreds of you did – and we’re proud to put the winning films back on the big screen for you! A surprising phenomenon on its releases 25 years ago, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon became the first non-US film to make over $100 million at the American box office and a top twenty film at the worldwide box office for that year, beating hits such as Miss Congeniality, Me, Myself and Irene and Final Destination. Its incredible mix of mythology, breath-takingly balletic action and Ang Lee’s poetic visuals led it to earn ten Academy Award nominations and be listed by institutions such as the BBC and The Guardian as one of the greatest films of the 21st century – and now you’ve validated their opinions by voting for it as one of the most beloved films we’ve had since we first showed it in January 2001.