Li Bing-Bing and Brigitte Lin

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Is Li Bing-Bing in Detective Dee channeling Brigitte Lin from Ashes of Time or Swordsman 2?

Probably not although Lam Ching-ha would certainly be an appropriate actress to emulate, particularly in this role.

Dennis Lee had posted some stills of Li Bing-Bing from the currently shooting Detective Dee and her look of fierce determination, her intense concentration and even the angle of her head makes me think of Brigitte Lin in some signature roles.

Or maybe it is that Brigitte Lin's look is so iconic that any Chinese actress will echo some part of that look in a similar scene.

Li Bing-Bing:



Here is Brigitte Lin in two images from Ashes of Time:

 
 And one from Swordsman 2:

 Or I could just be seeing something that isn't really there at all. 

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