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    Zhang Yimou

    1950-04-02 (74 years old) in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

    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.

    Movies

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    My Country, My Parents
    57 %|Sep 30, 2021
    Drama
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    A Documentary About The Movie One Second
    10 %|Nov 17, 2020
    Documentary
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    Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
    0 %|Oct 12, 2018
    Documentary
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    Bergman: A Year in a Life
    74 %|Jul 12, 2018
    Documentary
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    Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
    69 %|Sep 22, 2017
    Documentary
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    Trespassing Bergman
    66 %|Aug 28, 2013
    Documentary
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    Bergmans video
    62 %|Aug 22, 2012
    Documentary
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    Making of House of Flying Daggers
    70 %|Dec 31, 2004
    Documentary
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    Beauty and Pureness
    0 %|Jun 28, 2004
    Documentary
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    Cause: The Birth of Hero
    82 %|Dec 5, 2002
    Documentary
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    知识改变命运
    0 %|Jan 2, 1999
    Documentary
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    Keep Cool
    72 %|May 16, 1997
    Comedy
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    A Terra-Cotta Warrior
    67 %|Dec 18, 1989
    Romance, Fantasy, Adventure
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    New Chinese Cinema
    0 %|Apr 9, 1989
    Documentary
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    Red Sorghum
    72 %|Oct 10, 1988
    Drama, Romance, History
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    Old Well
    73 %|Sep 25, 1987
    Drama
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    The Big Parade
    52 %|Nov 20, 1986
    Drama

    Series

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    极:《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
    10 %|May 15, 2021
    Documentary
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    Thirteen Talks
    100 %|May 17, 2016
    Talk, Reality
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    张艺谋和他的金陵十三钗
    90 %|Nov 14, 2011
    Documentary
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    张艺谋的2008
    0 %|Jan 26, 2009
    Documentary
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    奥运档案
    0 %|Jan 5, 2009
    Documentary
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    激荡·1978-2008
    10 %|Dec 1, 2008
    Documentary
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    The Grand Mansion Gate
    92 %|Apr 14, 2001
    Drama
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    Celebrity Talk Show
    90 %|Mar 10, 1989
    Talk
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    Golden Horse Awards
    0 %|Oct 31, 1962
    Documentary