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Zhang Yimou

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zhang Yimou, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    


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Born:
Nov 14, 1951 In Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Movie/TV Credits:
16
First Appeared:
In the movie The Big Parade 1986-11-20
Latest Project:
Series Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut 2022-02-04
Known For
Poster of Bergman: A Year in a Life
Poster of Trespassing Bergman
Poster of New Chinese Cinema
Poster of Old Well
Filmography
Series Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut Self 2022-02-04
Series 极:《悬崖之上》电影纪录片 2021-05-15
Movie My Country, My Parents TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet") 2021-09-30
Movie A Documentary About The Movie One Second Himself 2020-11-17
Movie Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" Self 2018-10-12
Movie Bergman: A Year in a Life Self 2018-07-12
Movie Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang Self 2017-09-22
Movie Trespassing Bergman Self 2013-08-28
Series Zhang Yimou's 2008 2009-01-26
Movie Cause: The Birth of Hero Himself 2002-12-05
Movie Keep Cool Poet Reader 1997-05-16
Movie New Chinese Cinema 1989-04-09
Movie A Terra-Cotta Warrior General Meng Tianfang 1989-12-18
Movie Red Sorghum 1988-10-10
Movie Old Well 1987-09-25
Movie The Big Parade 1986-11-20