To Live (1994)
(Huozhe)
Country: CHI/HK
Technical: col 125m
Director: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Ge You, Gong Li
Synopsis:
A young couple is impoverished by the Revolution and the husband's gambling addiction but somehow manage to raise a family and live through the tumultuous period from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Review:
The hot young director here strikes the mother lode with a slice of Chinese history that refracts everything through a deeply affecting personal story. Predictably, the former cinematographer's eye for design and colour yield the most memorable images.
(Huozhe)
Country: CHI/HK
Technical: col 125m
Director: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Ge You, Gong Li
Synopsis:
A young couple is impoverished by the Revolution and the husband's gambling addiction but somehow manage to raise a family and live through the tumultuous period from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Review:
The hot young director here strikes the mother lode with a slice of Chinese history that refracts everything through a deeply affecting personal story. Predictably, the former cinematographer's eye for design and colour yield the most memorable images.
(Huozhe)
Country: CHI/HK
Technical: col 125m
Director: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Ge You, Gong Li
Synopsis:
A young couple is impoverished by the Revolution and the husband's gambling addiction but somehow manage to raise a family and live through the tumultuous period from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Review:
The hot young director here strikes the mother lode with a slice of Chinese history that refracts everything through a deeply affecting personal story. Predictably, the former cinematographer's eye for design and colour yield the most memorable images.