On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:19:17 -0800, Carlos Alden
wrote:

Shi Mian Mai Fu ("Sure mien my foo") means "Ambush from all sides (lit. ten
sides) and is the name of a famous pipa (lute like instrument) piece
portraying a famous historical battle about 200 BC. Lots of percussive
sounds and wailing cries of dying soldiers. Didn't realize it was a movie,
or from a movie. If so, it'd be lot like "Hero."

Thank you very much. I'm a big Zhang YiMou fan, and it will likely
be very much like _Hero_. The American release title is _House of
Flying Daggers_ and hasn't reached this far into the boonies yet.

I don't know if it'll have a Tan Dun soundtrack either, but worse
things could happen.

If you're a fan of Zhang or Chen Kaige, or even Ang Lee, it might be
worth a couple hours. For me, he's *the* cinematographer of my
generation. Who would Godard have been without Coutard? Who would
Hal Hartley be without Michael Spiller?

Thanks again very much for the translation. I thought that "ambushed
from ten sides" was a funny newsgroup sig. Maybe.

Chris Hornbeck
"Shi mian mai fu"