Zhang Yimou
Still: Full River RedZHANG Yimou (1950, China) is from a generation that was greatly influenced by the Cultural Revolution. He holds an Honorary doctorate from the Boston University. Zhang worked on films with Zhang Junchao and Chen Kaige before acquiring international recognition in his own right at the Berlin Film Festival (1988) with his debut feature Red Sorghum (1987). Zhang's lengthy cooperation with star actress Gong Li resulted in a series of films that are held to great esteem internationally. In 2012, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at both the Mumbai International Film Festival and the Cairo International Film Festival.
Filmography
Hong gaoliang/Red Sorghum/Het rode korenveld (1988), Daihao meizhoubao/Operation Cougar (1989), Ju Dou (1990), Dahong Denglong gaogao/Raise the Red Lantern (1991), Qiu Ju da guansi/The Story of Qiu Ju (1992), Huozhe/To Live (1994), Yao a Yao, Yao dao Waipo Qiao/Shanghai Triad (1995), You hua hao hao shuo/Keep Cool (1997), Yi ge dou bu neng shao/Not One Less (1999), Wo de fuqin muqin/The Road Home (1999), Xingfu shiguang/Happy Times (2001), Yingxiong/Hero of Jet Li Hero (2002), Shi mian man fu/House of Flying Daggers (2004), Qian li zou dan ji/Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005), Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia/Curse of the Golden Flower (2006), San qiang pai an jing qi/A Simple Noodle Story (2009), Shan zha shu zhi lian/Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010), Jin líng shí san chai/The Flowers of War (2011), Gui lai/Coming Home (2014), The Great Wall(2016), Shadow (2018), One Second (2020), Cliff Walkers (2021), Snipers (2022), Full River Red (2023)
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Zhang Yimou at IFFR
Yellow Earth
Chen Kaige started a revolution with his new cinematic language. Married off, a girl hopes to escape her fate.
86'
China
IFFR 1986
The Big Parade
102'
China
IFFR 1988
Old Well
140'
China
IFFR 1988
The One and the Eight
90'
China
IFFR 1988
Het rode korenveld
90'
China
IFFR 1989
Raise the red lantern - Dahong denglong gaogao guo
125'
China
IFFR 1992
The Story of Qiu Ju
100'
China
IFFR 1993
Yao a yao, yao dao waipo qiao
108'
China
IFFR 1996
Keep Cool
94'
China
IFFR 1998
Yi ge dou bu neng shao
106'
China
IFFR 2000
2046
129'
Hong Kong
IFFR 2005
Shadow
Epic battle story with visuals that draw on China's centuries-old tradition of ink-wash painting, set against next-level fighting sequences to dazzling effect.
116'
China
IFFR 2019
Full River Red
An allegorical slice of Chinese history blending mystery, drama, comedy and action. Peak Zhang Yimou!
157'
China
IFFR 2024