Thirteen years after its original release, Wong Kar-Wai’s “The Grandmaster” has returned to the big screen—this time in a version most audiences outside China had never encountered. As his much-anticipated series “Blossoms Shanghai” arrived on Mubi, Wong’s rarely-seen Director’s Cut made an event of his cinematic comeback.
The Grandmaster Returns: A Different Cut for Cinemas
Wong Kar-Wai’s early career was marked by intense creative output: over thirteen years, he released seven features and completed his eighth, “2046,” editing it in a hotel room just ahead of its Cannes competition debut. It’s now been thirteen years since “The Grandmaster” first played in theaters—April 17, 2013. This film blends martial arts, biopic, and romance, following Ip Man, the legendary Wing Chun master who, before training Bruce Lee, became an enduring kung-fu figure.
Between Films: Unfinished Projects and Patient Audiences
After “The Grandmaster,” Wong’s cinema projects paused. His planned film about the
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