Zhang Yimou
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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.
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The Great Wall (2016)
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Hero (2002)
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House of Flying Daggers (2004)
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Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
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The Flowers of War (2011)
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Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
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To Live (1994)
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Scare Out (2026)
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Red Sorghum (1988)
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The Road Home (1999)
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Shadow (2018)
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Cliff Walkers (2021)
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Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010)
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Shanghai Triad (1995)
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To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
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Full River Red (2023)
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Lumière & Company (1995)
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Coming Home (2014)
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The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)
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Under the Light (2023)
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Ju Dou (1990)
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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)
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Keep Cool (1997)
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One Second (2020)
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Happy Times (2000)
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Snipers (2022)
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最忆是杭州 (2016)
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Not One Less (1999)
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Article 20 (2024)
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Stories Through 180 Lenses (2014)
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Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony (2022)
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The Three-Body Problem (—)
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Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony (2022)
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Codename Cougar (1989)
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A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009)
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Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony (2008)
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Cliff Walkers 2 (—)
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Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony (2008)
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Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony (2022)
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60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China (2009)
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Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing (1999)
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图兰朵：法兰西体育场 (2005)
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