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Zhang Yimou (simplified Chinese: 张艺谋; traditional Chinese: 張藝謀; pinyin: Zhāngyìmóu; born 14 November 1951) is a Chinese filmmaker. Considered a key figure of China's Fifth Generation filmmakers, he made his directorial debut in 1988 with Red Sorghum, which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Yimou Zhang is a Chinese director, writer and producer known for his martial arts and historical epics. He has won two BAFTA awards and directed films such as Hero, House of Flying Daggers and The Great Wall.
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Feb 15, 2017 · A review of the director's most acclaimed films, from The Story of Qiu Ju to The Great Wall, with ratings and trailers. Learn about Zhang Yimou's style, themes, and challenges in Chinese cinema.
Apr 23, 2024 · Zhang Yimou, Chinese film director who, as a leading member of China’s ‘Fifth Generation,’ is known for films that explore sexual repression and political oppression. His notable movies included Red Sorghum, Ju Dou, Hero, and House of Flying Daggers. Learn more about Zhang’s life and career.
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- ‘Full River Red’ (2023) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 100% Full River Red is set in 12th-century China's Song Dynasty, against the backdrop of a Jin people uprising against the Imperial Court.
- ‘Ju Dou’ (1990) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 100% Set during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ju Dou or Red Sorghum follows the titular woman (Gong Li), who is forced into an arranged marriage with a leprous winemaker in a remote sorghum-wine distillery.
- ‘One Second’ (2020) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 100% Based on the novel The Criminal Lu Yanshi by Geling Yan, One Second is set during the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s and follows a prisoner who has been sent to a labor camp for political reeducation and becomes deeply attached to a film reel that contains the only copy of a film he desires to watch – in particular, a single second of it.
- ‘Raise the Red Lantern’ (1991) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 97% Raise the Red Lantern is set in 1920s China during the warlord era and follows Songlian (Gong Li), who Songlian is compelled to live as a concubine, where she must negotiate the complicated family relationships as well as the rivalry and resentment of the other wives.
Jun 11, 2017 · A list of 19 films by the prominent Chinese director, who combines artistry with deep sociopolitical meanings. See how his movies, from The Great Wall to Raise the Red Lantern, fare in terms of quality, style and impact.
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Mar 7, 2024 · The veteran mainland Chinese director will get a lifetime achievement award and a prize for directing the highest-grossing Asian film of 2023, \"Full River Red\". The film is a mystery-comedy set in the Southern Song Dynasty and grossed $667 million worldwide.
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