Zhang Yimou
Director
Biography
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
Red Sorghum
1988
Lumière & Company
as Self 1995
Keep Cool
as Junk Peddler 1997
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self 2018
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
as General Meng Tianfang 1989
Trespassing Bergman
as Self 2013
My Country, My Parents
as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet") 2021
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
as Self 2017
Old Well
as 孙旺泉 1987
Making of House of Flying Daggers
as Self 2004
The Big Parade
1986
Cause: The Birth of Hero
as Himself 2002
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
as Himself 2020
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
as Self 2004
Beauty and Pureness
2004
知识改变命运
1999
New Chinese Cinema
1989