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Zhang was born and raised in Chengdu, Sichuan, the son of Luo Xiuchun (simplified Chinese: 罗秀春; traditional Chinese: 羅秀春), an actress in Sichuan People's Art Theatre, and Zhang Guoli, a famous actor and director, Zhang's stepmother Deng Jie is also a famous actress.
Zhang was born on March 31, 1983, in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province to film director Zhang Yimou and his wife Xiao Hua. She moved with her family to the United States at age fifteen to study at an American high school.
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- Stage Direction
- 2008 and 2022 Beijing Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies
- Investigation Relating to Possible Violations of One Child Policy
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Zhang was born on 14 November 1951 in Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province. Zhang's father, Zhang Bingjun (张秉钧), a dermatologist, had been an officer in the National Revolutionary Army under Chiang Kai-shek during the Chinese Civil War; an uncle and an elder brother had followed the Nationalist forces to Taiwan after their 1949 defeat. Zhang's mo...
When the Beijing Film Academy reopened its doors to new students in 1978, following the abandonment of policies adopted during the Cultural Revolution, Zhang, at 27, was over the regulation age for admission, and was without the prerequisite academic qualifications. After a personal appeal to the Ministry of Culture, and showing a portfolio of his ...
1980s
1988 saw the release of Zhang's directorial debut, Red Sorghum, starring Chinese actress Gong Li in her first leading role. Red Sorghum was met with critical acclaim, bringing Zhang to the forefront of the world's art directors, and winning him a Golden Bear for Best Picture at the 38th Berlin International Film Festivalin 1988. Codename Cougar (or The Puma Action), a minor experiment in the political thriller genre, was released in 1989, featuring Gong Li and eminent Chinese actor Ge You. Ho...
1990s
After the success of Ju Dou, Zhang began work on Raise the Red Lantern. Based on Su Tong's novel Wives and Concubines, the film depicted the realities of life in a wealthy family compound during the 1920s. Gong Liwas again featured in the lead role, her fourth collaboration with Zhang as director. Raise the Red Lantern received almost unanimous international acclaim. Film critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times noted its "voluptuous physical beauty" and sumptuous use of colours. Gong Li's...
2000–present
Happy Times, a relatively unknown film by Zhang, was based loosely on the short story Shifu: You'll Do Anything for a Laugh, by Mo Yan. Starring popular Chinese actor Zhao Benshan and actress Dong Jie, it was an official selection for the Berlin International Film Festivalin 2002. Zhang's next major project was the ambitious wuxia drama Hero, released in China in 2002. With an impressive lineup of Asian stars, including Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Zhang Ziyi, and Donnie Yen, H...
Starting in the 1990s, Zhang Yimou has been directing stage productions in parallel with his film career. In 1998, he directed an acclaimed version of Puccini's opera Turandot, firstly in Florence and then later Turandot at the Forbidden City, Beijing, with Zubin Mehta conducting, the latter documented in the film The Turandot Project (2000). He re...
Zhang Yimou was chosen to direct the Beijing portion of the closing ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, alongside co-director and choreographer Zhang Jigang. Zhang was a runner-up for the Time Magazine Person of the Year award in 2008....
Associated Press reported on 9 May 2013 that Zhang was being investigated for violating China's one-child policy. AP reported that he had allegedly fathered 7 children with 4 women, and faced large potential fines. According to the mainstream media in China, Zhang married dancer Chen Ting in December 2011, and she had three children with him.[citat...
Gateward, Frances (editor): Zhang Yimou: Interviews Conversations with Filmmakers Series, University Press of Mississippi, 2001. ISBN 1-57806-262-4.Colamartino, Fabrizio & Marco Dalla Gassa : "Il cinema di Zhang Yimou" Le Mani, 2003, ISBN 978-88-8012-244-9. (Italian)Zhang Yimou at IMDbZhang Yimou at AllMovieZhang Yimou at Senses of Cinema's Great Directors Critical DatabaseApr 19, 2024 · In the midsummer of 2021, the epic war masterpiece "Sniper", jointly created by the famous contemporary director Zhang Yimou and his talented daughter Zhang Mo, was finally unveiled as scheduled.
The young Zhang Mo looked at his father's heartless back, and listened to his mother's heart-wrenching cry, at a loss. She didn't know why, but her father made a movie and her home was scattered. She blamed everything on Gong Li.
Nov 28, 2016 · In Zhang’s film, the 28-year-old protagonist, Liang Xia, played by Ni Ni, is unhappy in love and eats a magical chocolate that wipes her memory and turns her back into a 17-year-old.
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