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.
Filmography (32 titles)
7.0ShowBehind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
Self · 2022
6.0MovieMy Country, My Parents
TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet") · 2021
4.5Show极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
2021
1.0MovieA Documentary About The Movie One Second
Himself · 2020
ShowThe 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
Self · 2018
MovieZhang Yimou's "Shadow"
Self · 2018
7.4MovieBergman: A Year in a Life
Self · 2018
7.0MovieSky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Self · 2017
8.8ShowThirteen Talks
2016
6.6MovieTrespassing Bergman
Self · 2013
8.5ShowMaking of "The Flowers of War"
2011
ShowZhang Yimou's 2008
2009
Show奥运档案
Self · 2009
1.0Show激荡·1978-2008
2008
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
Self · 2007
6.8MovieMaking of House of Flying Daggers
Self · 2004
Movie'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
Self · 2004
MovieBeauty and Pureness
2004
7.8MovieCause: The Birth of Hero
Himself · 2002
8.9ShowThe Grand Mansion Gate
李莲英 · 2001
知识改变命运
1999
7.5MovieKeep Cool
Junk Peddler · 1997
6.3MovieLumière & Company
Self · 1995
MovieBig Fish in China
Self · 1994
6.6MovieA Terra-Cotta Warrior
General Meng Tianfang · 1989
MovieNew Chinese Cinema
1989
9.5ShowCelebrity Talk Show
张艺谋 · 1989
7.1MovieRed Sorghum
1988
5.9MovieThe Big Parade
Military Official · 1986
7.1MovieOld Well
孙旺泉 · 1986