Articles tagged "zhang yimou"

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Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

by Jack Patrick Rodgers

[26.Mar.07] :. Even with all the gilded luxury surrounding them, the feverish tension between these characters is what holds your eye.

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House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[5.May.05] :. While Zhang and Zhang's commentary track emphasizes the sheer effort that went into the film's production -- training, research, special effects work, hours on the set, physical hardships -- it also suggests the good time they shared.

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House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[3.Dec.04] :. While the men's trajectories seem well delineated, Mei's fate and meaning are both more opaque.

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Hero (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[29.Nov.04] :. Hero reimagines history in a way that underlines its tragedy.

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Hero (2002)

by Oliver Wang

[27.Aug.04] :. Had it been released five years ago, Hero's point might have seemed anachronistic, but today, it's hard to ignore its resonance with world events.

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Happy Times (Xingfu Shiguang) (2000)

by Kate Johnson

[15.Aug.02] :. Explores the many costs of 'modern times'.

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The Road Home (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

It is Di's (Zang Ziyi) own absolute faith in herself, her determination to endure despite all political or social edicts, that grants 'The Road Home' unusual, and unusually moving, weight.

Not One Less (1999)

by Todd R. Ramlow

Zhang Yimou's new film, Not One Less, feels like a movie that, somehow, I am 'supposed' to like, and I am not just a little bit anxiety-ridden in admitting that, really, I think it is actually somewhat dreadful.