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Zhang Yimou

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Red SorghumRed Sorghum (1988) Recommended
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Gong Li, Wen Jiang
A love story set among village winemakers who fight back against Japanese marauders in 1930's China. Blackly humorous and agonisingly horrific, this…
Ju DouJu Dou (1990) Aro Favourite
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Gong Li
Immaculately composed fable about a village girl who conducts an illicit affair with the nephew of the bitter factory owner she has been forced to…
Raise the Red LanternRaise the Red Lantern (1991) Aro Favourite
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Gong Li
Gong Li is unforgettable as an educated woman who bitterly serves as the fourth arranged wife of a feudal nobleman. A magnificent tragedy, enriched…
Story of Qui Ju, TheStory of Qui Ju, The (1992)
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Gong Li
Docu–drama about a peasant wife's determined fight for her justice after her husband is assaulted. An insight into modern China is glimpsed…
To LiveTo Live (1994)
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Gong Li
An absorbing tale of Chinese peasantry in the dark shadow of politics over three decades. Distinguished by the star presence of Gong Li and her…
Shanghai TriadShanghai Triad (1995)
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Gong Li
Richly–hued encounter with the criminal high–life of 1930s Shanghai, told through the hired servant of a pampered gangster's moll, and…
Turandot Project, TheTurandot Project, The (1998) Recommended
Dir. Allan Miller
Feat. Zhang Yimou, Zubin Mehta
The glorious insanity of Italian opera defeats all obstacles in this amusing behind–the–scenes account of a gigantic international…
Not One LessNot One Less (1999)
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Wei Minzhi
13–year old peasant–girl Wei Minzhi is handed the responsibility of substitute–teaching a class of children in a rural China…
Road Home, TheRoad Home, The (2000)
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Zhang Ziyi, Honglei Sun, Hao Zhang
Tackling the period of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, period dir. Zhang Yimou (RAISE THE RED LANTERN) gives the story of a young man's return home…
Happy TimesHappy Times (Xingfu Shiguang) (2001)
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Dong Jie, Zhao Benshan
Putting a gentle Asian spin on the "French farce" model, dir. Zhang Yimou takes a light–hearted detour with this comedy about a retired…

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