Zhang Yimou

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Curse of the Golden Flower
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Curse of the Golden Flower

During China’s Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised ...
House of Flying Daggers
7.5

House of Flying Daggers

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel ...
Hero
7.9

Hero

Jul. 22, 2002

Hero

During China’s Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three ...
Happy Times
7.3

Happy Times

Dec. 31, 2000

Happy Times

Zhao is an old laid-off worker who’s dreaming of getting married. After trying unsuccessful proposals, he finally pairs off with a ...
Lumière and Company
6.9

Lumière and Company

Dec. 20, 1995

Lumière and Company

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under ...
Shanghai Triad
7.1

Shanghai Triad

Sep. 14, 1995

Shanghai Triad

Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of ...
To Live
8.3

To Live

May. 26, 1994

To Live

Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to ...
The Story of Qiu Ju
7.6

The Story of Qiu Ju

Sep. 07, 1992

The Story of Qiu Ju

When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later ...
Raise the Red Lantern
8.1

Raise the Red Lantern

Dec. 18, 1991

Raise the Red Lantern

China in the 1920s. After her father’s death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three ...
Ju Dou
7.6

Ju Dou

Apr. 21, 1990

Ju Dou

A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband’s nephew but is forced to ...
Red Sorghum
7.3

Red Sorghum

Oct. 10, 1988

Red Sorghum

An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu’er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as “my ...