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To Live, also titled Lifetimes in some English versions, is a 1994 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and written by Lu Wei, based on the novel of the same name by Yu Hua. It was produced by the Shanghai Film Studio and ERA International, starring Ge You and Gong Li, in her seventh collaboration with director Zhang Yimou.
- $2.3 million (US/Canada)
- Chiu Fu-sheng, Funhong Kow, Christophe Tseng
- Zhao Jiping
- May 18, 1994 (Cannes)
Dec 16, 1994 · To Live: Directed by Yimou Zhang. With You Ge, Gong Li, Ben Niu, Wu Jiang. After Fugui and Jiazhen lose their personal fortunes, they raise a family and survive difficult cultural changes during 1940s to 1970s China.
- Yimou Zhang
- 2 min
Dec 23, 1994 · Zhang Yimou. "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.
May 18, 1994 · 1994-05-18. Topics. 1994, China, Mainland Chinese, Mainlad China, Cultural Revolution, Sino-Japanese War, Maoism, film. Language. Chinese. A 1994 movie made by Mainland Chinese director, Zhang Yimou. Story spans from the 1940s to the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Addeddate. 2022-06-10 21:39:57. Identifier. to-live-1994. Reviews allowed. none.
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To Live. Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced into menial work. 118 IMDb 8.3 2 h 12 min 1994.
Dec 14, 1994 · By KEVIN THOMAS. Dec. 14, 1994 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Zhang Yimou’s masterful, stirring “To Live” takes us from the turbulent, treacherous China of the ‘40s civil war to the brutal...
