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66-802: Zhang has won numerous awards and recognitions, with three Academy Awards nominations for Best Foreign Language Film for Ju Dou in 1990, Raise the Red Lantern in 1991, and Hero in 2003; a Silver Lion , two Golden Lion prizes and the Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the Venice Film Festival ; Grand Jury Prize , Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Technical Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival ;

132-492: A backup candidate for The Flowers of War cast, but was dismissed after revealing her participation in the production on Weibo in December 2010. It was suggested that He’s revelation was orchestrated by Zhang Weiping, the head of New Pictures and Zhang Yimou's business partner until their breakup in 2012, a claim He denied. Further online allegations claimed that Zhang had fathered seven children with four different women. Zhang

198-676: A dermatologist, had been an officer in the National Revolutionary Army under Chiang Kai-shek during the Chinese Civil War ; an uncle and an elder brother had followed the Nationalist forces to Taiwan after their 1949 defeat. Zhang's mother, Zhang Xiaoyou ( 张孝友 ), was a doctor at the 2nd Hospital affiliated Xi'an Jiao Tong University who graduated from Xi'an Medical University . He has two younger brothers, Zhang Weimou ( 张伟谋 ) and Zhang Qimou ( 张启谋 ). As

264-402: A director's thinking of sensation and intuition. This kind of director's thinking focuses on visual perception, emphasizing elements such as composition, color, and lighting, and using a vivid and intuitive visual style to reflect or express the subject's emotions. Zhang Yimou is good at mastering simple colors, clear but not trivial or complicated. Using appropriate color combinations to express

330-603: A journey to sell silk for his adoptive uncle, Yang Jinshan (Li Wei). Jinshan, a fabric dyer, is notorious for his cruelty. Upon Tianqing's return, another worker is fired by Jinshan. This worker informs Tianqing that Jinshan has recently acquired a new wife, having previously beaten his two wives to death when they failed to bear him a son. Ironically, Jinshan is impotent. When Tianqing meets the new wife, Ju Dou (Gong Li), he becomes infatuated with her. At night, Jinshan subjects Ju Dou to torture. Tianqing discovers Ju Dou's bathing area and secretly observes her. Unbeknownst to him, Ju Dou

396-415: A local gossipmonger. In a fit of rage, Ju Dou reveals the truth about his parentage to Tianbai. Overwhelmed, she and Tianqing decide to have one final encounter but succumb to exhaustion and fall asleep in a cellar with limited air supply. Upon discovering his parents in a weakened state in the cellar, Tianbai drags them out and drowns Tianqing. Ju Dou, in turn, sets fire to the mill as the film concludes. In

462-558: A modest wedding. After graduating in 1982, Zhang was assigned to Guangxi Film Studio as a cinematographer, rarely returning home. On March 31, 1983, their daughter Zhang Mo was born while Zhang was filming One and Eight in Guangxi. In October 1987, while doing Zhang’s laundry, Xiao found a love letter from Gong Li in his pocket. A few days later, Xiao received a call from Gong's then boyfriend, surnamed Yang, who told her: “I’ve met with Zhang Yimou. He said that my relationship with my wife

528-414: A new leading lady in the form of the young actress Zhang Ziyi , in her film debut. The film is based on a simple throw-back narrative centering on a love story between the narrator's parents. Happy Times , a relatively unknown film by Zhang, was based loosely on the short story Shifu: You'll Do Anything for a Laugh , by Mo Yan . Starring popular Chinese actor Zhao Benshan and actress Dong Jie , it

594-691: A result of his family's ties to the Nationalist movement, Zhang faced difficulties in his early life. During the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, Zhang left his school studies and went to work, first as a farm labourer for 3 years, and later at a cotton textile mill for 7 years in the city of Xianyang . During this time he took up painting and amateur still photography, selling his own blood to buy his first camera. In 1978, he went to Beijing Film Academy and majored in cinematography. He has an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Boston University and also one from Yale University . When Gaokao

660-724: A result, Xiao declined the opportunity. In 1978, the national college entrance exam was reinstated in China and Zhang applied to the Beijing Film Academy . The age limit for the Cinematography Department was 22, and 28-year-old Zhang was initially rejected. Through Xiao's brother-in-law, eventually, Zhang managed to get his photography portfolio to Huang Zhen , then China's Minister of Culture. Huang appreciated Zhang’s work and approved his admission. Before heading to Beijing for his studies, he and Xiao had

726-465: A secret relationship, and their first son, Zhang Yinan, was born in 2001, followed by their second son, Zhang Yiding, in 2004, and their daughter, Zhang Yijiao, in 2006. The couple did not marry until December 2011 in Wuxi , Jiangsu , where Chen lives, in order to secure hukou for their children. On March 11, 2012, actress He Jun revealed Zhang’s remarriage and his three children on Weibo. He Jun had been

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792-576: A wife to Jinshan, an elderly cloth dyer. The film was produced using the vivid Technicolor process, long after it had been abandoned in the United States. It became the first Chinese film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . Upon its release, Ju Dou faced a ban in China, which was eventually lifted in July 1992. Ju Dou is set in the early 20th century in rural China . Yang Tianqing (Li Baotian) returns from

858-623: A world of new technology. Zhang was chosen to direct the Beijing portion of the closing ceremonies of two Olympics: the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece , and 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , South Korea . He directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , China, alongside co-director and choreographer Zhang Jigang . He also directed

924-531: A year later). According to Gong's mother, however, they split due to Zhang's reluctance to marry Gong after their 9-year relationship. After their break-up, Zhang invited Gong to star in his films Hero and House of Flying Daggers , but she declined both. They reunited in 2006 for the film Curse of the Golden Flower and in 2014 for Coming Home . In 1999, 19-year-old Chen Ting met Zhang when she auditioned for his film Happy Times . The two began

990-434: Is aware of his presence. Initially, Tianqing voyeuristically watches, but Ju Dou transforms his gaze by revealing her bruises and weeping, compelling him to see her as a human being rather than just a sexual object. Eventually, their passion becomes uncontrollable, and Tianqing and Ju Dou engage in a sexual relationship. When Ju Dou discovers she is pregnant with Tianqing's child, she and Tianqing deceive Jinshan by pretending

1056-539: Is the 2016 monster film The Great Wall , set in Imperial China and starring Matt Damon . In 2010, Zhang received an honorary doctorate from Yale, and in 2018, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Boston University. In 2022, he joined the Beijing Film Academy as a distinguished professor . Zhang was born on 14 November 1951 in Xi'an , the capital of Shaanxi province. Zhang's father, Zhang Bingjun ( 张秉钧 ),

1122-415: Is the resilience of Chinese people in the face of hardship and adversity, a theme which has been explored in such films as 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 . His highest-budgeted film to date

1188-673: Is today widely considered the inaugural film of the Fifth Generation directors. In 1985, after moving back to his home town of Xi'an, Zhang was engaged as cinematographer and lead actor for director Wu Tianming 's upcoming film Old Well , which was subsequently released in 1987. The lead role won Zhang a Best Actor award at the Tokyo International Film Festival . 1988 saw the release of Zhang's directorial debut, Red Sorghum , starring Chinese actress Gong Li in her first leading role. Red Sorghum

1254-506: The Best Foreign Language Film category at the 1992 Academy Awards , becoming the second Chinese film to earn this distinction (after Zhang's Ju Dou ). It eventually lost out to Gabriele Salvatores 's Mediterraneo . Zhang's next directorial work, The Story of Qiu Ju , in 1992, once again starring Gong Li in the lead role. The film, which tells the tale of a peasant woman seeking justice for her husband after he

1320-714: The Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing , and plans to tour with the production in Europe, Asia and Australia in 2010. In 2001, Zhang adapted his 1991 film Raise the Red Lantern for the stage, directing a ballet version. Zhang has co-directed a number of outdoor folk musicals under the title Impression . These include Impression, Liu Sanjie , which opened in August 2003 at the Li River, Guangxi province; Impression Lijiang , in June 2006 at

1386-863: The Golden Bear , the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Berlin International Film Festival . In 1993, he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival . Zhang directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games , which received considerable international acclaim. One of Zhang's recurrent themes

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1452-568: The Italian Star Knight's Grand Cross (announced May 24, 2019, awarded in Beijing May 20, 2021 ). On September 8, 2022, the stamp Year of Gui Mao was released, designed by Huang Yongyu. China Post described it as "a wise rabbit with a pen in his right hand and a letter in his left hand in an ingenious blue color, as if it were conveying New Year good wishes to the people." However, after its release, people online claimed

1518-473: The Metropolitan Opera on 21 December 2006. In 2017 he directed an innovative ballet titled "2047 Apologue", where the 12 minute solo finale The Weaving Machine was choreographed by Rose Alice Larkings and including hundreds of LED lamps. Onstage as Rose Alice danced the 12 minute solo was an elderly Chinese weaver at her loom, highlighting the old crafts and industries which remain so important in

1584-1027: The zodiac Golden Monkey stamp , and notable literature include Yongyu Six Records, Wu Shimang Forum, Wife, Don't Cry, These Melancholy Debris, Along the Seine River to Fei Leng Cui, Landscape under the Sun, The Wandering Man of the Wucho River. He was an architect in various projects, such as Yu's Mountain House, Zhuang Cuilou in Phoenix County, Half House in the Mountain in Hong Kong, Wan He Tang in Tongzhou, Beijing , and Innumerable Villa in Florence, Italy . The Chinese logo of

1650-418: The "gaze" can have different meanings, from voyeurism to ethical appeal. In 1989, Zhang became a member of the jury at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival . After the success of Ju Dou , Zhang began work on Raise the Red Lantern . Based on Su Tong 's novel Wives and Concubines , the film depicted the realities of life in a wealthy family compound during the 1920s. Gong Li was again featured in

1716-577: The 1990s, Zhang Yimou has been directing stage productions in parallel with his film career. In 1998, he directed an acclaimed version of Puccini 's opera Turandot , firstly in Florence and then later Turandot at the Forbidden City , Beijing , with Zubin Mehta conducting, the latter documented in the film The Turandot Project (2000) . He reprised his version of Turandot in October 2009, at

1782-664: The 20th century. It was banned in China, but released at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize , as well as earning a Best Actor prize for Ge You . To Live was officially banned but still shown in theaters in China . Shanghai Triad followed in 1995, featuring Gong Li in her seventh film under Zhang's direction. The two had developed a romantic as well as a professional relationship, but this would end during production of Shanghai Triad . Zhang and Gong would not work together again until 2006's Curse of

1848-546: The Cultural Revolution. Zhang and his co-graduates were assigned to various state-run studios, and Zhang was sent to work for the Guangxi Film Studio as a cinematographer. Though originally intended to work as director's assistants, the graduates soon discovered there was a dearth of directors so soon after the Cultural Revolution, and gained permission to start making their own films. This led to

1914-627: The Golden Flower . 1997 saw the release of Keep Cool , a black comedy film about life in modern China. Keep Cool marked only the second time Zhang had set a film in the modern era, after The Story of Qiu Ju . As in The Story of Qiu Ju , Zhang returned to the neorealist habit of employing non-professional actors and location shooting for Not One Less in 1999 which won him his second Golden Lion prize in Venice. Shot immediately after Not One Less , Zhang's 1999 film The Road Home featured

1980-850: The International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge and vice president He Zhenliang awarded Yongyu the Olympic Art Award for the piece, the first Chinese national to win it. Yongyu received 3 awards from Italy, including the Medal of Meritorious Commander of the Italian Republic (December 27, 1985 ), the Medal of Commander of the Italian Unity Star (announced May 30, 2005, awarded in Beijing March 14, 2006), and

2046-614: The Italian government for his contributions in the cultural exchange between China and Italy. His works were exhibited in Hong Kong Times Square in July 2007. Yongyu's art includes printmaking , paintings , sculptures , literature , architecture , and stamp design . His paintings are a blend of Western and Chinese style. Huang Yongyu was also an accomplished poet , his poems being described as colloquial and simple yet emotionally touching. His stamp work includes

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2112-583: The Olympic ceremonies because it was "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity". In 2008, he won a Peabody Award "for creating a spell-binding, unforgettable celebration of the Olympic promise, featuring a cast of thousands" at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. On 24 May 2010, Zhang was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree by Yale University , and was described as "a genius with camera and choreography". Zhang's 2011 The Flowers of War

2178-531: The Western art market, some Chinese-based critics have attacked Zhang for pandering to Western audiences and portraying China as weak, exotic, and vulnerable. Zhang Yimou's first wife is Xiao Hua. Xiao was born in Xi’an in 1951 to an intellectual family whose ancestral home was in Beijing. At the age of four, Xiao was sent to live with her grandmother in Beijing, where she grew up. In 1965, she returned to Xi’an to attend

2244-524: The Wuxi Family Planning Bureau fined the couple 7,487,854 RMB (roughly US$ 1.2 million) for violating China's one-child policy . In 2015, Zhou Xiaofeng's biography of Zhang, Destiny: The Lonely Zhang Yimou , claimed that Zhang Weiping orchestrated the exposé about Zhang Yimou's remarriage and children. On May 31, 2021, as China promulgated a three-child policy , Chen posted a poster titled “The Three-Child Policy Is Here” on Weibo, with

2310-522: The academy to admit him as a two-year auditing student. After two years, Zhang managed to become an official student and completed the full four-year program. He graduated with the BFA class of 1982, which also included Chen Kaige , Tian Zhuangzhuang , and Zhang Junzhao . The class went on to form the core of the Fifth Generation , who were a part of an artistic reemergence in China after the end of

2376-756: The age of 16, he earned a living by painting and wood carving. While in Hong Kong, he worked in Ta Kung Pao alongside Jin Yong as the art editor. Huang Yongyu returned to Beijing with his wife Zhang Meixi in 1952 and began working in the Central Academy of Fine Arts as a professor before becoming vice chairman of the Chinese Artists Association. In 1956, the Huang Yongyu Wood Carving Collection

2442-416: The caption “Mission accomplished ahead of time”. Zhang Yimou’s studio reposted her Weibo. Ju Dou Ju Dou ( Chinese : 菊豆 ; pinyin : Jú Dòu ) is a 1990 film directed by Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang , starring Gong Li as the title character. The film, based on the novel Fuxi, Fuxi (伏羲伏羲) by Liu Heng , is a tragedy that revolves around Ju Dou, a beautiful young woman sold as

2508-440: The child is his. Jinshan suffers a stroke that leaves him paralyzed from the waist down. After Ju Dou confesses the truth to him, Jinshan attempts to kill the child and set the house on fire. Tianqing restrains Jinshan by suspending him in a barrel, rendering him a powerless witness to their usurpation. Aware that society would never accept her infidelity, Ju Dou seeks an abortion at a nunnery. Jinshan continues to exert influence over

2574-418: The child, Tianbai, whom he named, and when the child addresses Jinshan as "Father," Jinshan interprets it as psychological revenge against his wife and nephew. One day, Jinshan falls into a dye vat and drowns, leading to his funeral. Seven years later, Ju Dou and Tianqing still operate the dye mill, but Tianbai (Zheng Ji'an) has become an angry teenager. Rumors of his parents' infidelity drive him to nearly kill

2640-505: The clothing brand Giordano was inscribed by Huang Yongyu. In addition, a brand logo for wine was designed by Huang Yongyu. In November 2017, his 11-foot (3.4 m) ink on paper scroll, Autumn Scenery (1978), brought $ 2.5 million (HKD 19.3 million) at an auction at Christie's . For the 2008 Summer Olympics , Huang Yongyu created an art piece to celebrate China hosting the Olympics that year. On August 24, 2008, then President of

2706-400: The entrance exams for two consecutive years. In 1975, she was recommended for admission to Shanghai Jiao Tong University . Zhang, having been deprived of the opportunity for college education due to his “anti-revolutionary” family background, discouraged her from attending, saying, "You’ll grow close to your university classmates, find common ground with them, and eventually look down on me." As

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2772-399: The film as his worst. In the same year, Zhang began work on his next project, the period drama Ju Dou . Starring Gong Li in the eponymous lead role, along with Li Baotian as the male lead, Ju Dou garnered as much critical acclaim as had Red Sorghum and became China's first film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . Ju Dou highlighted the way in which

2838-487: The first Emperor of China ), and his would-be assassins. The film was released in North America in 2004, two years after its Chinese release, by American distributor Miramax Films , and became a huge international hit. Hero was one of the few foreign-language films to debut at number 1 at the U.S. box office, and was one of the nominees for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2003 Academy Awards . Zhang followed up

2904-739: The foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang , Yunnan province; Impression West Lake , in late 2007 at the West Lake in Hangzhou , Zhejiang province; Impression Hainan in late 2009, set in Hainan Island ; and Impression Dahongpao set on Mount Wuyi, in Fujian province. All five performances were co-directed by Wang Chaoge and Fan Yue. Zhang also led the production of Tan Dun 's opera, The First Emperor , which had its world premiere at

2970-490: The huge success of Hero with another martial arts epic, House of Flying Daggers , in 2004. Set in the Tang dynasty , it starred Zhang Ziyi , Andy Lau , and Takeshi Kaneshiro as characters caught in a dangerous love triangle. House of Flying Daggers received acclaim from critics, who noted the use of colour that harked back to some of Zhang's earlier works. Released in China in 2005, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

3036-528: The lead role, her fourth collaboration with Zhang as director. Raise the Red Lantern received almost unanimous international acclaim. Film critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times noted its "voluptuous physical beauty" and sumptuous use of colours. Gong Li's acting was also praised as starkly contrasting with the roles she played in Zhang's earlier films. Raise the Red Lantern was nominated in

3102-769: The middle school and became a classmate of Zhang. After graduation, Zhang invited Xiao to join him in the Down to the Countryside Movement to settle in rural Shaanxi. Xiao agreed and they were sent to Qian County for 3 years, when they began a relationship. In 1971, Zhang and Xiao returned to Xi'an. Zhang became a worker at a cotton mill in Xianyang , while Xiao was assigned to a factory in Xingping County . Starting in 1972, China allowed workers, farmers, and soldiers to apply for university. Xiao tried but failed

3168-579: The new Zhang Yimou collection to capitalize on Zhang's recent international successes of Hero and House of Flying Daggers . The new edition was Region 1 and included English, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese subtitles. Despite the DVD box stating that the film is presented in widescreen, it is actually presented in full frame. Huang Yongyu Huang Yongyu ( Chinese : 黄永玉 ; pinyin : Huáng Yǒngyù ; August 9, 1924 – June 13, 2023), pen name Huang Xing Bin , Huang Niu , Niu Fuzi,

3234-656: The opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Paralympics . Zhang was a runner-up for the Time Magazine Person of the Year award in 2008. Steven Spielberg , who withdrew as an adviser to the Olympic ceremonies to pressure China into helping with the conflict in Darfur, described Zhang's works in the Olympic ceremonies in Time magazine , saying "At the heart of Zhang's Olympic ceremonies

3300-408: The original novel, Tianqing is Jinshan's biological nephew, and the story revolves around a taboo relationship based on affinity. However, the creators of the film adaptation chose to exclude the incestuous element. In the film, Tianqing and Jinshan are portrayed as unrelated by blood, and Ju Dou initiates her relationship with Tianqing only after discovering their non-biological connection. Ju Dou

3366-459: The period epic based on a play by Cao Yu . Zhang's recent films, and his involvement with the 2008 Olympic ceremonies, have not been without controversy. Some critics claim that his recent works, contrary to his earlier films, have received approval from the Chinese government. However, in interviews, Zhang has said that he is not interested in politics, and that it was an honour for him to direct

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3432-474: The production of Zhang Junzhao's One and Eight , on which Zhang Yimou worked as director of photography, and Chen Kaige's Yellow Earth , in 1984. These two films were successes at the Hong Kong Film Festival and helped to bring the new Chinese cinema to the attention of worldwide audiences, signaling a departure from the earlier propagandist films of the Cultural Revolution. Yellow Earth

3498-508: The rabbit looked "demonic" and was not cute enough. Some people praised the design, such as painter Han Meilin who applauded the stamp's novelty and bold design. Hong Xinliang, Qianjiang Evening News commentator, did not blame Huang Yongyu, and that the committee who approved the stamp's publication should have publicized the stamp in advance to be checked by the audience. The stamp drew crowds to post offices and sold out online. On January 5, 2023, at an event sponsored by China Post and

3564-565: The ultimate beauty that one wants to give to the audience in their subjective thoughts. Taking red as an example, in "Red Sorghum", red represents fresh blood, savage plateau, and initial desire. The films created by Zhang Yimou can meet the needs of the times and social development in terms of artistic expression, incorporating some of his own thinking and exploration, with a focus on macro social themes and contemporary thinking. Reception of Zhang Yimou's films has been mixed. While some critics praise his striking aesthetics and ability to break into

3630-720: Was a misunderstanding that arose from our time in the countryside.” In 1988, Zhang and Xiao divorced. Zhang's personal and professional relationship with his muse Gong Li has been highly publicized. Their relationship started in 1986 on the set of Red Sorghum , when Zhang was married to Xiao while Gong was in a relationship with Yang. Yang violently assaulted Gong after finding out her relationship with Zhang. In 1988, Zhang divorced Xiao for Gong. In 1995, soon after shooting Shanghai Triad , their 7th collaboration during their relationship, Zhang announced their break-up amidst rumors of Gong's affair with then managing director of British American Tobacco in China, Ooi Hoe Seong (whom she married

3696-512: Was a return to the more low-key drama that characterized much of Zhang's middle period pieces. The film stars Japanese actor Ken Takakura , as a father who wishes to repair relations with his alienated son, and is eventually led by circumstance to set out on a journey to China . Zhang had been an admirer of Takakura for over thirty years. 2006's Curse of the Golden Flower saw him reunited with leading actress Gong Li . Taiwanese singer Jay Chou and Hong Kong star Chow Yun-fat also starred in

3762-437: Was a scholar of the Tujia ethnicity from Fenghuang , Hunan province, Chinese painter , and former professor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts . Huang Yongyu was born on August 9, 1924. Born into poverty, he began working at 12 years old in porcelain workshops in the mountainous areas of Anhui and Fujian , before later moving to Shanghai , Taiwan, and then Hong Kong . At the age of 14, he began to publish works. At

3828-406: Was an official selection for the Berlin International Film Festival in 2002. Zhang's next major project was the ambitious wuxia drama Hero , released in China in 2002. With an impressive lineup of Asian stars, including Jet Li , Maggie Cheung , Tony Leung Chiu-Wai , Zhang Ziyi , and Donnie Yen , Hero told a fictional tale about Ying Zheng, the King of the State of Qin (later to become

3894-405: Was beaten by a village official, was a hit at film festivals and won the Golden Lion award at the 1992 Venice Film Festival . Next, Zhang directed To Live , an epic film based on the novel by Yu Hua of the same name. To Live highlighted the resilience of the ordinary Chinese people, personified by its two main characters, amidst three generations of upheavals throughout Chinese politics of

3960-399: Was his most expensive film to date, budgeting for $ 90.2 million, until his 2016 The Great Wall surpassed it with a budget of $ 150 million. After the mixed reception and financial disappointment of The Great Wall , Zhang returned in 2018 with the critically acclaimed Shadow , which received 12 nominations at the 55th Golden Horse Awards and won four, including Best Director. Starting in

4026-465: Was met with critical acclaim, bringing Zhang to the forefront of the world's art directors, and winning him a Golden Bear for Best Picture at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival in 1988. Codename Cougar (or The Puma Action ), a minor experiment in the political thriller genre, was released in 1989, featuring Gong Li and eminent Chinese actor Ge You . However, it garnered less-than-positive reviews at home and Zhang himself later dismissed

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4092-584: Was published which contained carvings like Spring Tide and Ashma. During the Cultural Revolution , especially during the black painting campaign, the Gang of Four accused Yongyu of being a reactionary academic. His painting Owl was among the Black Painting Exhibition , which was characterized by critics as "one of the best counter-revolutionary black paintings." Huang Yongyu held numerous painting exhibitions in Australia, Germany, Italy, mainland China and Hong Kong, and his artistic achievements are well known at home and abroad. He received awards from

4158-554: Was reinstated and the Beijing Film Academy reopened its doors to new students in 1978, Zhang, at 28, was over the Cinematography Department’s admission age limit of 22 and lacked the required academic qualifications. With the help of relatives in Beijing, Zhang appealed to the faculty members as well as prominent artists, such as Bai Xueshi, Huang Yongyu , and Hua Junwu, then the Ministry of Culture's general secretary. Hua presented Zhang’s photography portfolio to Huang Zhen , Minister of Culture, who, impressed by Zhang’s talent, instructed

4224-472: Was released by Miramax Films in March 1991. Ju Dou has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , based on 20 reviews, and an average rating of 8.3/10. Ju Dou was initially released on DVD in the United States as an all-region disc on the Pioneer label, Geneon Entertainment , on June 29, 1999. The disc included English subtitles. The film was re-released by Razor Digital Entertainment on February 14, 2006 as part of

4290-481: Was subsequently investigated by the authorities for violating China's one-child policy . On 29 November 2013, under the public pressure, Zhang admitted in a statement that he and his wife, Chen Ting, have two sons and a daughter, and that they would cooperate with Wuxi's family planning authorities for an investigation and accept any legal consequences. The statement also suggested that certain individuals had used illegal means to expose Zhang's privacy. On January 9, 2014,

4356-468: Was the idea that the conflict of man foretells the desire for inner peace. This theme is one he's explored and perfected in his films, whether they are about the lives of humble peasants or exalted royalty. This year he captured this prevalent theme of harmony and peace, which is the spirit of the Olympic Games. In one evening of visual and emotional splendor, he educated, enlightened, and entertained us all." In terms of style and personality, he leans towards

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