Thanks for your heavy input on this film. I will try to see it, but hopefully the Weinsteins will change their strategy. With Hero having been so successfull, it should be at least an option to release the film in its original length.
But I just noticed that the only film I`ve seen from Kaige is "Farewell my Concubine", and even this has been a long time ago. I would most like to see his films from the 80s with Zhang Yimou as cinematographer.