Zhang yimou cultural revolution mao
To live is to desire: cultural production and the...
Zhang Yimou
Nationality: Chinese. Born: Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 14 November 1950.
Zhang yimou cultural revolution mao
Education: High School in Xi'an until interrupted by the Cultural Revolution, 1966; Beijing Film Academy, 1978–1982. Family: Married Xiao Hua (divorced), relationship with actress Gong Li, 1987 to 1995. Awards: Best Actor, Tokyo International Film Festival, for The Old Well, 1987, Golden Bear Award, Berlin Film Festival, and New York Film Festival Best Film Award, for Red Sorghum, 1988; Best Film Not in the English Language, BAFTA, Best Foreign Language Film, New York Film Critics, Best Foreign-Language Film, National Society of Film Critics, and Silver Lion, Venice Film Festival, all for Raise the Red Lantern, 1992; Best Foreign-Language Film, National Society of Film Critics, and Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival, both for The Story of Qiu Ju, 1993; Best Film Not in the English Language, BAFTA, and Grand Prize, Cannes Film Festival, both for To Live, 1995; Technical Grand Prize