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Category / Zhang, Yimou

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 by Eternality Tan

One Second (2020)

  • Zhang, Yimou
  • 2020, China, Zhang, Yimou
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It doesn’t always work, but Zhang Yimou’s delayed new picture, about a man trying to find a reel of film that contains a shot of his long-lost daughter, features stunning performances from Zhang Yi and newcomer Liu Haocun.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Shadow (2018)

  • Zhang, Yimou
  • 2018, China, Zhang, Yimou
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A return to form in some ways, Zhang’s monochrome martial-arts drama is visually gorgeous but not always compelling.  

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 6, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Great Wall, The (2016)

  • Zhang, Yimou
  • 2016, China, Zhang, Yimou
  • 1 Comment

Fairly entertaining inasmuch as it is a CG-fest ‘historical fantasy’ with spectacular visual flourishes, but ultimately generic and mechanical in its execution.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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December 25, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Coming Home (2014)

  • Zhang, Yimou
  • 2014, China, Zhang, Yimou
  • 1 Comment

The plot may involve repetition, but the dramatic power of its execution sees Zhang return close to the form of his early 1990s works.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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December 24, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Flowers of War, The (2011)

  • Zhang, Yimou
  • 2011, China, Zhang, Yimou
  • 1 Comment

A surprisingly uneven film with a lack of character and historical focus on 1937 Nanking.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010)

  • Zhang, Yimou
  • 2010, China, Zhang, Yimou
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A beautiful love story, directed and acted with such artful simplicity that it is difficult not to fall in love with its purity.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop, A (2009)

  • Zhang, Yimou
  • 2009, China, Zhang, Yimou
  • 1 Comment

Possibly the worst film in Zhang Yimou’s career, this remake of the Coens’ ‘Blood Simple’ is a travesty on every count.

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Rating: 1.5 out of 5.

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December 5, 2020February 22, 2021 by Eternality Tan

House of Flying Daggers (2004)

  • Zhang, Yimou
  • 2004, China, Zhang, Yimou
  • 2 Comments

Zhang Yimou’s best film of the 2000s decade, this is a drama-cum-tragedy that is never uncomfortable to reveal its sentimentalism amid stunning action set-pieces.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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December 1, 2020February 22, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Story of Qiu Ju, The (1992)

  • Zhang, Yimou
  • 1992, China, Zhang, Yimou
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This culturally vibrant but slowly-paced drama lacks the emotional pull that Zhang Yimou’s earlier films are famous for. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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August 16, 2020February 22, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

  • Zhang, Yimou
  • 1991, China, Zhang, Yimou
  • 9 Comments

Arguably Zhang’s masterpiece, this plays out like an opera, at times ceremonial, at times tragic, but always tense and captivating.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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