He graduated in the fifth class of the beijing film. The stunningly successful team of chinese actress gong li and director zhang yimou come together once again to produce another beautiful movie to add to their. Zhang s film was bypassed as chinas entry for the academy awards in favor of a frenchchinese coproduction,the nightingale. Thr sat down with the legendary chinese director to discuss his plans, the success of his artistic return to form in coming home and.
Nov 20, 2014 the director zhang yimou on the set of coming home. Director zhang yimou talks chinese box office, coming home. After a semidetour into epic period drama curse of the golden flower, wwii drama the. Coming home a new masterpiece by zhang yimou sfgate. The coming home of zhang yimou and gong li the new york times.
Filmmaking doesnt get more traditional or timeless than chinese master zhang yimous coming home, a family drama of guilt, love and reconciliation set during the aftermath of the. Just another great movie by gong li and zhang yimou. Based on the novel the criminal lu yanshi by yan geling. Since zhang yimous red sorghum first hit the international festival circuit in the late 1980s, the director has gone through three distinct periods of notoriety. Superficially, coming home is a heartrending love story. It was released in the us september 11, 2015 and first shown to the public on the 20th may 2014 at the cannes film festival. Political prisoner husband comes home but wife has alzheimers and cant remember him. Coming home official trailer 2015 chen daoming, gong li hd. May 09, 2014 in coming home, zhang yimou examines chinas troubled political past and suggests how to deal with it today. He is part of the fifth generation of chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with red sorghum. Zhang yimou returns to top form in coming home the boston.
Zhang yimou is an internationally acclaimed director working in the peoples republic of china. Synopsis credits trailer photos press kit buy now itunes download poster. Zhang yimou celebrity profile check out the latest zhang yimou photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Zhang yimou and gong li reteam for the big screen adaptation of author yan gelings coming home.
Moving teaser for zhang yimous coming home max oconnell. This is another great acted and well shot movie by zhang and gong li. As the master filmmakers latest discovery, zhang is currently under the spotlight in the chinese media as a potential star actress. Zhang yimou takes a hard look at mental illness featuring his past muse gong li in a notsoglamorous role, in the film coming home. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the yimou zhangdirected movie via subscription can be a. Lu and feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the cultural revolution. Gong li and zhang yimou reunite in coming home huffpost. Zhangs film was bypassed as chinas entry for the academy awards in favor of a frenchchinese coproduction,the nightingale. Director yimou zhang and star li gong have collaborated on many films including raise the red lantern and to live. The first began when his third and fourth features, ju dou 1990 and raise the red lantern 1991, were banned from chinese theaters by the government, despite nearly unanimous worldwide accolades the bans were eventually lifted. With his legendary muse, gong li, playing the central character, the film represents a return to form for the director. He finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife no longer remembers him.
The revolution is over and dissidents have returned to their homes. Fancy watching coming home on your tv, phone, or tablet. Coming home streaming film complet en francais youtube. Jun 11, 2017 all 19 zhang yimou movies ranked from worst to best posted on june 11, 2017 june 11, 2017 by panos kotzathanasis probably the most prominent member of the fifth generation of filmmakers that also included chen kaige, tian zhuangzhuang and zhang junzhao, zhang yimou has been shooting films that combine artistry with deep sociopolitical meanings. Coming home to the red lanterns of zhang yimou and gong li. Yan gelings the criminal lu yanshi, a novel about an intellectual in exile who gets sent to a labor camp upon his return home, was published in 2011. All 19 zhang yimou movies ranked from worst to best posted on june 11, 2017 june 11, 2017 by panos kotzathanasis probably the most prominent member of the fifth generation of filmmakers that also included chen kaige, tian zhuangzhuang and zhang junzhao, zhang yimou has been shooting films that combine artistry with deep sociopolitical meanings.
Zhang yimou talks coming home and great wall with thr. Rent yimou zhang movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Moving teaser for zhang yimou s coming home max oconnell. All 19 zhang yimou movies ranked from worst to best. Photo by bai xiaoyan, courtesy of sony pictures classics. Coming home is the story of a couple who are forced to be without each other when the husband becomes a political prisoner and the wife is hurt in an accident and develops amnesia. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the yimou zhang directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so. Yimou zhang was born on november 14, 1951 in xian, shaanxi, china. The director zhang yimou on the set of coming home. After a semidetour into epic period drama curse of. Dramas of desire and the power of the image zhang yimou is now the chinese filmmaker whose work is most widely known in the west, and he has clone more than any other director to give modern chinese cinema an. Coming home 2015 stream and watch online moviefone.
Coming home gui lai, 2014 is zhang yimous wistful reflection on love, memory, and the futility of bemoaning a tragic past. In this case the tragic past concerns the period from the late 1950s to the late 1970s during which the chinese people were subjected to brutal oppression in connection with such maoistled campaigns as the antirightist movement, the great leap forward, and the. All 19 zhang yimou movies ranked from worst to best taste. In coming home, a family rocked by the cultural revolution. Sep 08, 2015 coming home, zhangs first film since the 2011 historical drama the flowers of war, is pure melodrama, with all the unfiltered feeling that promises. Underneath, it speaks to the tragedies that linger long after the political landscape has shifted. Zhang yimou celebrity profile check out the latest zhang yimou photo gallery, biography. Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro. It amazes me that yimou is able to produce these movies in todays china, despite the governmental oversight of all art the film won the golden lotus for best movie in 2014. Movies based on books, mainland chinese movies, dramas. Sep 17, 2015 coming home a new masterpiece by zhang yimou. Rent yimou zhang movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray dvd. Oct 02, 2015 at the core of coming home, the latest film from the popular and prolific zhang yimou, there lies a powerful allegory during chinas cultural revolution, a political prisoner escapes and makes. Yearning to watch coming home on your tv or mobile device at home.
The renowned chinese director zhang yimou takes a hard look at mental illness featuring his past muse gong li in a notsoglamorous role, in the film coming home. He is part of the fifth generation of chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with red sorghum zhang has won numerous awards and recognitions, with best foreign film nominations for ju dou in 1990, raise the red lantern in 1991. Despite setbacks, filmmaker zhang yimou moves forward. Shot with simplicity and a clear focus by yimou zhang, the movie comes alive thanks to the amazing performances of the three principal characters, played by li. Yimou zhang and star li gong have collaborated on many films including raise the red lantern and to live.
It amazes me that yimou is able to produce these movies in todays china, despite the governmental oversight of all art. A graduate of the beijing dance academy, zhang huiwen is making her film debut in zhang yimou s coming home. May 20, 2014 t he ghosts of chinas cultural revolution shake their chains and rattle their ivories in coming home, a sweet yet suspect romantic drama from director zhang yimou, which played out of competition. He finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife no longer recognizes him. To live, raise the red lantern, ju dou, red sorghum, farewell my concubine and. Coming home is een chinese film uit 2014 onder regie van zhang yimou. When it comes to the cultural revolution in china, there are a million different aspects to mine when it comes to the minefield of destroyed lives. May 16, 2014 zhang yimou and gong li reteam for the big screen adaptation of author yan gelings coming home.
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