{"product_id":"execution-in-autumn-masters-of-cinema-blu-ray","title":"EXECUTION IN AUTUMN (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eReferred to as “the godfather of Taiwanese cinema”, the films of director Lee Hsing (who passed away in 2021 at the age of 91) combined Western realism with the neo-Confucian ideals advocated by the nationalist government in Taiwan. Director of a number of masterpieces, presented here is the film he considered his personal favourite of all his films—and certainly his most successful—\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eExecution in Autumn.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSince his childhood, Pei Gang (Ou Wei) has been spoiled by his rich grandmother who raised him after the death of his parents. Unable to control himself, in a fit of rage, Gang kills a pregnant woman – who indicated him as the father of her unborn child – and her cousins; for this he is sentenced to death, and will be beheaded in autumn, the traditional season for executions. His grandmother tries to save him, but this proves to be a task beyond her means. So she makes him marry the young Lian (Tang Pao-yun), an orphan raised within the family, in prison, so that the Pei line does not die out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFeaturing a screenplay by Chang Yung-hsiang (who also wrote another Lee Hsing masterwork,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eBeautiful Duckling\u003c\/i\u003e),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eExecution in Autumn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ecomes to Blu-ray for the first time ever as part of the Masters of Cinema series, in time for its 50th anniversary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented from a 2\u003cstrong\u003eK Restoration.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pl-md-5 product-features-column\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-sku=\"EKA70463\" data-display=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a stunning 2K restoration of the original film elements undertaken by the Taiwan Film Institute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Mandarin audio (uncompressed LPCM)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles, newly revised for this release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew video piece by film critic Tony Rayns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480015425710,"sku":"EKA70463","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/Execution-In-Autumn-lime-light.bd.jpg?v=1751295995","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/execution-in-autumn-masters-of-cinema-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}