Zhang Yimou

Reviews

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

By Jack Patrick Rodgers

Even with all the gilded luxury surrounding them, the feverish tension between these characters is what holds your eye. [26 March 2007]

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

By Cynthia Fuchs

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. [5 May 2005]

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

By Cynthia Fuchs

While the men's trajectories seem well delineated, Mei's fate and meaning are both more opaque. [3 December 2004]

Hero (2002)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Hero reimagines history in a way that underlines its tragedy. [29 November 2004]

Hero (2002)

By Oliver Wang

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. [27 August 2004]

Happy Times (Xingfu Shiguang) (2000)

By Kate Johnson

Explores the many costs of 'modern times'. [15 August 2002]

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. [1 January 1995]

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.