Zhang Yimou
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 2, 1950 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Cliff Walkers 2
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The Three-Body Problem
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Scare Out
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Article 20
Movie · Director
Full River Red
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Under the Light
Movie · Director
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Movie · Director
Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Movie · Director
Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
Movie · Director
Snipers
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Cliff Walkers
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One Second
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庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年联欢活动
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Shadow
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The Great Wall
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最忆是杭州
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Lady of the Dynasty
Movie · Co-Director
Coming Home
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Stories Through 180 Lenses
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The Flowers of War
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Under the Hawthorn Tree
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A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
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60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China
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Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
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Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
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To Each His Own Cinema
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Curse of the Golden Flower
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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
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图兰朵：法兰西体育场
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Turandot
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House of Flying Daggers
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Hero
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Happy Times
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The Road Home
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Not One Less
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Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
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Keep Cool
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Shanghai Triad
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Lumière & Company
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To Live
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The Story of Qiu Ju
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Raise the Red Lantern
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Ju Dou
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Codename Cougar
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Red Sorghum
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