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.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut as Self
- 2021 · My Country, My Parents as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
- 2021 · 极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片 as
- 2020 · A Documentary About The Movie One Second as Himself
- 2018 · The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up as
- 2018 · Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" as Self
- 2018 · Bergman: A Year in a Life as Self
- 2017 · Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang as Self
- 2016 · Thirteen Talks as
- 2013 · Trespassing Bergman as Self
- 2011 · Making of "The Flowers of War" as
- 2009 · Zhang Yimou's 2008 as
- 2009 · 奥运档案 as Self
- 2008 · 激荡·1978-2008 as
- 2004 · Making of House of Flying Daggers as Self
- 2004 · 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece as
- 2004 · Beauty and Pureness as
- 2002 · Cause: The Birth of Hero as Himself
- 2001 · The Grand Mansion Gate as 李莲英
- 1999 · 知识改变命运 as
- 1997 · Keep Cool as Poet Reader
- 1989 · A Terra-Cotta Warrior as General Meng Tianfang
- 1989 · New Chinese Cinema as
- 1989 · Celebrity Talk Show as 张艺谋
- 1988 · Red Sorghum as
- 1987 · Old Well as
- 1986 · The Big Parade as
- 1962 · Golden Horse Awards as Self