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Dec 23, 1994 · Reviews. To Live. Roger Ebert December 23, 1994. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "To Live" is a simple title, but it conceals a universe. The film follows the life of one family in China, from the heady days of gambling dens in the 1940s to the austere hardship of the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s.
Dec 14, 1994 · ‘To Live’: A Sweeping Saga of Modern China : Movie review: Zhang Yimou’s superb film possesses both vast scope and intimacy, richness of incident and an awareness of the quixotic...
87% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 96% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Fugui's (Ge You) gambling leads him to lose everything, including his wife, Jiazhen (Gong Li), and his home. Over the following...
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To Live received critical acclaim and various critics selected the film in their year end lists. To Live has an approval rating of 87% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 23 reviews, and an average rating of 8.3/10.
Runtime. 133 min. Release Date. 05/17/1994. Arguably the most renowned filmmaker of Chinese cinema’s Fifth Generation, Zhang Yimou reached the peak of his cinematic powers in the 1990s with a stable of arthouse dramas, each celebrated by the international film community and nominated for major awards.
Dec 16, 1994 · 105 User reviews. 18 Critic reviews. Won 1 BAFTA Award. 5 wins & 6 nominations total.
This is Zhang Yimou's and Gong Li's crowning triumph -- a top candidate for the greatest Chinese film of all time. Splendidly photographed and composed, consumately acted and faithfully scored, "To Live" is a three or four hour film novel lovingly packed into two hours and fifteen minutes.
