Zhang Yimou
Known For
Directing
Born
1950-04-02 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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.
Most Known For
Golden Horse Awards
as Self
CCTV Spring Festival Gala
The Grand Mansion Gate
as 李莲英
Thirteen Talks
Celebrity Talk Show
as 张艺谋
激荡·1978-2008
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
as Self
My Country, My Parents
as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
Making of "The Flowers of War"
Red Sorghum
极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
Keep Cool
as Junk Peddler
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
as General Meng Tianfang
Lumière & Company
as Self
Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
as Self
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
Zhang Yimou's 2008
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
as Self
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
as Self