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Zhang Yimou

 
 
 
 
Other names : 张艺谋
張藝謀
Zhāng Yìmóu
 
Birthdate : 14/11/1950
Nationality : China
Workplace : China, Hong Kong
Activities : Director (21), Producer (5), Writer (3), Cinematographer (3), Actor (4), Original Story (3), Planning (2)

Biography

Ever since his directorial debut, ‘Red Sorghum’ (1987) won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, Zhang Yimou has established his reputation as one of the most talented and influential directors today.

Zhang Yimou was born in China in 1950 and studied cinematography at the Beijing Film Academy. He became a leading member of China’s Fifth Generation Filmmakers, the first group to graduate following the turbulent Cultural Revolution. He is an accomplished actor, starring in ‘Red Sorghum’ as well as earning the Best Actor Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival for his performance in ‘Old Well’ (1986). Zhang Yimou is also a skilled cinematographer, with credits including ‘Yellow Earth’ (1984), ‘Old Well’ (1986), and ‘The Big Parade’ (1986).

As a director, he has received multiple honours. He is the first Chinese filmmaker to receive Motion Picture Academy recognition, being nominated for Academy Awards&Mac226; in the Best Foreign Film category for ‘Ju Dou’ in 1990, and ‘Raise the Red Lantern’ in 1991. He has earned numerous top honors, including the Silver Lion at the 44th Venice International Film Festival for ‘Raise the Red Lantern’ (1991), the Golden Lion Award at the 45th Venice International Film Festival for ‘The Story of Qiu Ju’ (1992), the Grand Jury Prize at the 47th Cannes International Film Festival for ‘To Live’ (1994), the Golden Lion Award at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival for ‘Not One Less’ (1999) and the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for ‘The Road Home’ (1999).

In 1997, Zhang diversified his craft, directing the Puccini opera ‘Turandot’ in Florence, Italy, with the acclaimed conductor Zubin Mehta. In 1998, he and Mehta once again collaborated, re-staging the opera in Beijing’s Forbidden City.
 
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Filmography
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 2046 2004 Producer
 Chacun son cinéma 2007 Director
 Coming Home 2014 Director
 Curse Of The Golden Flower 2006 Director, Producer, Writer
 Dragon Town City 1997 Producer
 Flowers Of War, The 2011 Director
 Great Wall 2016 Director
 Happy Times 2001 Director
 Hero 2002 Director, Producer, Writer, Original Story
 House Of Flying Daggers 2004 Director, Producer, Writer, Original Story
 Ju Dou 1990 Director
 Keep Cool 1997 Director, Actor
 Mary From Beijing 1992 Planning
 Not One Less 1999 Director
 Old Well 1986 Cinematographer, Actor
 One And Eight 1984 Cinematographer
 Operation Cougar 1989 Director
 Raise The Red Lantern 1991 Director
 Red Sorghum 1987 Director, Actor
 Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles 2005 Director, Original Story
 Road Home, The 1999 Director
 Shanghai Triad 1995 Director
 Story Of Qiuju, The 1992 Director
 Terracotta Warrior 1989 Actor, Planning
 To Live ! 1994 Director
 Under The Hawthorn Tree 2010 Director
 Woman A Gun and a Noodle Shop, A 2009 Director
 Yellow Earth 1984 Cinematographer
 

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