《刺客聶隱娘》征戰奧斯卡欲奪最佳外語片獎

Taiwan's Motion Picture and Drama Association has entered Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's acclaimed martial arts film "The Assassin" in the 2016 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

臺灣的電影與戲劇協會近日表示，臺灣著名導演侯孝賢廣受好評的動作影片《刺客聶隱娘》將角逐2016年奧斯卡最佳外語影片。

According to a statement released by the association on Wednesday, "The Assassin" stood out among 13 candidates thanks to "its high degree of proficiency in cinematography, lighting, arts and character shaping, which succeeded in demonstrating natural personalities of people in a classic setting."

根據協會週三發表的聲明，《刺客聶隱娘》在十三部參選影片中脫穎而出的原因是：“技術水平爐火純青，從攝影、燈光、美術、人物造型的營造中，展現古典氛圍中人性的自然個性。”

"The director shows great ambition in creating a new film language style," the statement said.

該聲明還指出，該片顯露侯導強烈的企圖心，創造出新的電影語言風格。

Set in ancient China, the film tells about a general's daughter named Nie Yinniang who was trained by a nun to become an assassin.

這部影片背景設定在古代的中國，講述了將軍之女聶隱娘被尼姑訓練之後成爲一名刺客的故事。

The film won Hou Hsiao-hsien the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

侯孝賢通過這部影片在5月的戛納電影節上奪得了最佳導演獎

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee is the only Taiwanese film crowned by the Oscars.

在此之前，由李安執導的“臥虎藏龍”是唯一一部在奧斯卡加冕的臺灣影片。