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Zhang Yimou
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Zhang Yimou (born November 14, 1950 or 1951) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum. Zhang has won numerous awards and recognitions, with Best Foreign Film nominations for Ju Dou in 1990 and Raise the Red Lantern in 1991, Silver Lion and Golden Lion prizes at the Venice Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. One of Zhang's recurrent themes is the resilience of Chinese people in the face of hardship and adversity, a theme which has been expl…
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Zhang Yimou (born November 14, 1950 or 1951) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum. Zhang has won numerous awards and recognitions, with Best Foreign Film nominations for Ju Dou in 1990 and Raise the Red Lantern in 1991, Silver Lion and Golden Lion prizes at the Venice Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. One of Zhang's recurrent themes is the resilience of Chinese people in the face of hardship and adversity, a theme which has been explored in such films as, for example, To Live (1994) and Not One Less (1999). His films are particularly noted for their rich use of colour, as can be seen in some of his early films, like Raise the Red Lantern, and in his wuxia films like Hero and House of Flying Daggers.
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Zhang Yimou's Filmography
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My Country, My Parents
as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
as Himself
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
as Self
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
as Self
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
No Poster
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
as Self
Making of House of Flying Daggers
as Self
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
as Self
Beauty and Pureness
Cause: The Birth of Hero
as Himself
No Poster
知识改变命运
Keep Cool
as Junk Peddler
Lumière & Company
as Self
Big Fish in China
as Self
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
as General Meng Tianfang
New Chinese Cinema
Red Sorghum
The Big Parade
as Military Official
Old Well
as 孙旺泉