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.
Trespassing Bergman
as SelfIn the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island...
Movie pageBergmans video
as SelfIn the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island...
Movie pageRed Sorghum
as uncreditedAn old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and...
Movie pageBergman: A Year in a Life
as SelfA focuses on 1957, one of the most prolific years for the Swedish director. During the year he...
Movie pageA Terra-Cotta Warrior
as General Meng TianfangChina 3000 years ago. It's the time of the Qin dynasty. The emperor seeks immortality by busily...
Movie pageMy Country, My Parents
as uncreditedActress Zhang Ziyi, actor-and-director Wu Jing, comedian Shen Teng, and actor-and-director Xu...
Movie pageKeep Cool
as Poet ReaderChina, the 1990s. A young bookseller is in love with a woman. The woman is now with another guy,...
Movie pageOld Well
as uncreditedA married village worker teams up with an old girlfriend to try to dig a well for his...
Movie pageSky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
as SelfKnown for his spectacular pyrotechnic displays, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang creates his most...
Movie pageCause: The Birth of Hero
as HimselfThe movie follows director Zhang Yimou as he is preparing to make the movie Hero.
Movie pageNew Chinese Cinema
as uncreditedTony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who...
Movie pageZhang Yimou's "Shadow"
as SelfDocumentary about the making of Zhang Yimou's fiction movie Shadow.
Movie pageMaking of House of Flying Daggers
as SelfMain Characters/Performers: 1. Xiao Mei - first appearing as new star dancer in lavish Peony...
Movie pageBeauty and Pureness
as uncreditedA documentary on the filming of the movie House of Flying Daggers
Movie pageThe Big Parade
as uncreditedArmy volunteers train for places in China's 1984 National Day parade, where they are expected to...
Movie pageGolden Horse Awards
as SelfThe Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ...
TV Show pageThe Grand Mansion Gate
as 李莲英This Chinese period drama series follows the fortunes of a prominent merchant family engaged in...
TV Show pageBehind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
as SelfThis riveting, behind-the-scenes look reveals the massive project to create the opening...
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