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Zhang Yimou
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Zhang Yimou Biography
Birth Place:
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
November 14, Scorpio
Profession:
Director; producer; screenwriter; cinematographer
Zhang Yimou Fast Facts:
Made his directorial debut in 1987 with the award-winning war drama
Red Sorghum
.
His female-empowerment tales
Ju Dou
(1990) and
Raise the Red Lantern
(1991) were temporarily banned in China, until he agreed to direct the Communist Party-approved
The Story of Qiu Ju
(1992).
Several of his movies have been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film Oscars, including
Ju Dou, Lantern
and
Hero
(2002).
Became the first Chinese director of an Italian opera in 1997, when he oversaw a production of
Turandot
at Florence's Teatro Comunale.
Chosen by the Chinese government to direct the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Zhang Yimou Relationships:
Gong Li - Ex-significant Other
College:
Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China (1982)
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