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Zhang Yimou

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Known For

75 Years Old

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.

Born

Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on 2nd April 1950

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Golden Horse Awards Image
Golden Horse Awards
Self
The Grand Mansion Gate Image
The Grand Mansion Gate
李莲英
Thirteen Talks Image
Thirteen Talks
激荡·1978-2008 Image
激荡·1978-2008
Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut Image
Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
Self
Making of "The Flowers of War" Image
Making of "The Flowers of War"
Celebrity Talk Show Image
Celebrity Talk Show
张艺谋
Zhang Yimou's 2008 Image
Zhang Yimou's 2008
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up Image
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
Self
Red Sorghum Image
Red Sorghum
奥运档案 Image
奥运档案
Self
极:《悬崖之上》电影纪录片 Image
极:《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
Bergman: A Year in a Life Image
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
Trespassing Bergman Image
Trespassing Bergman
Self
A Terra-Cotta Warrior Image
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
General Meng Tianfang
My Country, My Parents Image
My Country, My Parents
TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang Image
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Self
Keep Cool Image
Keep Cool
Poet Reader
Old Well Image
Old Well
Making of House of Flying Daggers Image
Making of House of Flying Daggers
Self
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" Image
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
Self
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece Image
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
Self
A Documentary About The Movie One Second Image
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
Himself
Cause: The Birth of Hero Image
Cause: The Birth of Hero
Himself
The Big Parade Image
The Big Parade
Beauty and Pureness Image
Beauty and Pureness
No Image
知识改变命运
New Chinese Cinema Image
New Chinese Cinema
Big Fish in China Image
Big Fish in China
Self