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Red - Zhang Yimou Portrait made of socks, bamboo sticks and pins
What inspired me? When I first moved to Shanghai, I stumbled upon an old residential alleyway and saw bamboo sticks poking out of windows with laundry hanging onto them, waving in the air. To me, that was incredibly beautiful. And the amazing thing is seeing something so traditional in a modern, pumping city like Shanghai. When I told locals how I was fascinated by these, they said, 'You crazy! This is so ugly!' Haha. Zhang Yimou is a famous Chinese film director, who directed the movies Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Raise the Red Lantern, and also was the art director for the Beijing Olympics. Many of his movies reflect the beauty of the Chinese culture, through the use of bamboos and traditional costumes. I thought Zhang Yimou's portrait done in a Shanghainese laneway, with bamboo and laundry would be perfect for this project. I ended up using 750 pairs of socks because shirts were too big and expensive, plus I found an interesting way to pin the socks together, creating a diamond-shaped piece of skin. It was interesting to see the different angles of shadows casted on it throughout the day. Also, notice the quirks of the local Chinese living in that area! Many of them were really curious and came to help. And notice the little gym equipment installed there! Life is super interesting in these Shanghainese alleyways! Read more about it on my blog: www.ohiseered.com ---- Let's stay connected? :) facebook: www.facebook.com twitter: www.twitter.com website: www.ohiseeRED ...
Subliminal political subversion in Zhang Yimou's 'Hero'
An educational non-profit video essay made at university to explore the ways in which Zhang Yimou may have subliminally embedded politically subversive material into the seemingly patriotic Marxist fantasy film, 'Hero'.
Zhang Yimou's The Road Home - Trailer
The Road Home --------------------------- "When his father dies, Luo Yusheng returns from the city to his childhood village where his father was the much-revered local teacher. But what begins as a short trip to bury his father becomes much more when he learns his mother wants a traditional burial for her beloved husband. She want to have him carried by foot, honoring the belief that a body returned this way will never forget the road home. As Yusheng enlists the men needed to fulfill her wishes, the story of his parents' love affair unfolds. In the days of arranged marriages, he learns their was the first based on love." Director: Zhang Yimou Actors: Zhang Ziyi Sun Honglei I do not own the rights to the movie, music or anything else. This was a fan made trailer I made.
Movies I like. Part One. Zhang Yimou.
I talk about some movie's by Zhang Yimou, and talk about how interesting he eventually ended up being asked to direct the Chinese Olympics. The movies I talk about are: Raise the Red Lantern (1991) To Live (1994) The Road Home (1999) Not One Less (1999) Happy Times (2000) Hero (2001) House of Flying Daggers.(2003) All these are available on Amazon.
Beijing Olympics Bid Video (Directed by Zhang Yimou)
Zhang Yimou was the overall director of this bid video filmed back in 2000. Copyrights of this video belong to the People's Republic of China, the municipality of Beijing, the National Tourism Administration of the People's Republic of China and the Beijing Tourism Administration.
Behind the scenes with Red - the making of the Zhang Yimou portrait
Hong Yi (nicknamed Red by her friends) is a young artist and architect who has gained fans all around the world after creating videos about how she paints amazing portraits using unconventional techniques. Red painted Chinese basketball star Yao Ming with a basketball instead of a brush, and Taiwanese singer Jay Chou using coffee and a cup, leading her YouTube channel to explode with views and likes. True to her love of exploring structural design principles, Red's most recent project is one in which she uses socks, pins and bamboo sticks to create a portrait of Zhang Yimou, the famous Chinese film director (Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Memoirs of a Geisha) and 2008 Beijing Olympics Art Director. Red currently works in the Shanghai HASSELL studio as an architect and this video is a behind the scenes peak into her life at work and an insight into the inspiration for her cool art projects. To find out more about Red and her work, visit: www.ohiseered.com Visit Red's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com To find out more about HASSELL visit: www.hassellstudio.com
Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War - 2011 Trailer
The film is set in 1937 in Nanjing, China during the Nanking Massacre, at the time of the Second Sino-Japanese War. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a Church compound, risk their lives as they struggle to survive the plight and persecution brought on by the violent invasion of the city. Christian Bale portrays John Magee, an American priest who helps a number of Chinese escape certain death. This film was chosen as China's submission to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, and I hope it wins. I love Zhang Yimou with a passion. Definitely one of my biggest personal influences. The Flowers of War is slated for a December 16th, 2011 release in China. No release date for the US has been made yet but I assure you we will get it as Bale is the leading actor. This film is based on the book The 13 Women of Nanjing by Geling Yan. Enjoy! -Josh-
Zhang Yimou's Latest Oscar Hope, Microblog Buzz: Dec. 20 - BON TV China
Zhang Yimou is one of China's most well-known and respected directors, with more than 16 films under his belt, that include 'The House of Flying Daggers', 'Raise the Red Lantern' and 'Hero' among many other Chinese blockbusters. Well, his next release, 'The Flowers of War', was recently released in China on December 16, and is the first Chinese movie to feature a Hollywood special effects crew and Oscar-winning actor, Christian Bale. The film will receive a US release later this month, but its story about the meeting of East and West has already seen Chinese flocking to the cinemas in droves to see it here.
Drum Trance Scenes from Red Sorghum: Zhang Yimou and Zhao Jiping (who?)
For more on the material in this video you are welcome to the full exploration of this film on my blogsite about Neo-imperialism and propaganda art at asianimperialisms.com Neo-primitivism, totemism, shamanism - all now ubiquitous in China's art worlds. It gets its first boost however in film. The insert or transfer of shamanic motifs into the rephrasing of older narratives or subjects begins with this film: the first piece-d'estime of Zhang Yimou, the idea man and miseur-en-scene giant of the past 2 decades. These are two takes I have edited from an old (non-English-titled) version of the film. What makes it particularly powerful is the trance-inducing mass reed-pipe or shawm chorus played firmata over the relentless drumming. Even more telling is the way the accenting of the pounding keeps shifting, Doppler-like, to make one feel the approach and retreat of the Sun-Spirit. A "hearing" and conversing goes on in both episodes because they are literally seminal: in clip 1, Jiu'er (Gong Li) is raped or seized or possessed by Yu Zhan'ao (Wen Jiang) whose seed seems related to the equally magical seed of the Red Sorghum "forest" - which is of unknown provenance. In sequence 2 the same approach and communing with the sun-spirit takes place as that spirit is first dimmed then reaccessed. Symbolizing the passage of the randomly massacred Jiu'er from old to renewed life in the Western Paradise. I have deliberately extended clip 2 to the last frame, as it plays first under than ...
Zhang Yimou's Use of Color [Chinese]
A video I made as a final project for Contemporary Reading in Chinese Cinema. Dialogue in Chinese
The Flowers of War Trailer Official (HD)
From internationally celebrated director Zhang Yimou (Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern, Hero, House Of Flying Daggers) comes a story of love and war -- and a band of outcasts who emerge as unlikely heroes from the shadows of a city's occupation. At once lyrical and visceral, the film enters the apocalyptic world of Nanjing in 1937 only to find a vibrant human story about the invisible people of the city and a series of unexpected relationships that lead to a resonant act of sacrifice. It begins when the danger in the streets of Nanjing throws together a group of opposites --a flock of shell-shocked school children, a dozen seductive courtesans, and a renegade American (Academy Award® winner Christian Bale, The Fighter, The Dark Knight) posing as a priest to save his own skin, or so he thinks -- all seeking safety behind a walled cathedral. Trapped by marauding soldiers, over the next few days the prejudices and divides between them will fall away as they unite around a last-ditch plan to protect the children from impending catastrophe.
Red - Ritratto di Zhang Yimou fatto con calzini , bastoni di bambù e spille [ HD 720p ]
L'artista cinese Hong Yi, il cui nome d'arte è Red, dà ancora una prova del suo estro eclettico e del suo straordinario talento nel vedere e utilizzare per le sue opere oggetti e materiali davvero insoliti. Dopo aver dipinto il ritratto del grande cestista cinese Yao Ming utilizzando una palla da basket e della vernice,aver realizzato un suggestivo ritratto del musicista taiwanese Jay Chou utilizzando gli anelli lasciati dal fondo della tazzina,ora si cimenta nel ritratto di Zhang Yimou,noto regista cinese e lo fa con calzini,bastoni e spille. Un'altra memorabile opera d'arte! Blog [ Homepage ] lc22db.blogspot.it Blog [ Pagina dedicata alle opere di Ohisee Red ] lc22db.blogspot.it By LC22DB
el camino a casa ( zhang yimou,1999) español.avi
SINOPSIS Luo Yusheng es un hombre de negocios que regresa a su casa, en el norte de China, para asistir al funeral de su padre, el maestro del pueblo. La obsesión de su anciana madre sobre la escrupulosa observación de los ritos fúnebres le resulta inexplicable, pero acaba comprendiendo que el respeto a las milenarias tradiciones es vital tanto para su madre como para los habitantes del pueblo. Un drama sobre la tensión generacional, el respeto a los mayores y la superación de las viejas costumbres que conquistó a la crítica allá donde se estrenó.
Drum Trance Scenes from film Red Sorghum, 1987: Zhang Yimou - and Zhao Jiping (who?)
Neo-primitivism, totemism, shamanism - all now ubiquitous in China's art worlds. It gets its first boost however in film. The insert or transfer of shamanic motifs into the rephrasing of older narratives or subjects begins with this film: the first piece-d'estime of Zhang Yimou, the idea man and miseur-en-scene giant of the past 2 decades. These are two takes I have edited from an old (non-English-titled) version of the film. What makes particularly powerful is the trance-inducing mass reed-pipe or shawm chorus played firmata over the relentless drumming. Even more telling is the way the accenting of the pounding keeps shifting, Doppler-like, to make one feel the approach and retreat of the Sun-Spirit. A "hearing" and conversing goes on in both episodes because they are literally seminal: in clip 1, Jiu'er (Gong Li) is raped or seized or possessed by Yu Zhan'ao (Wen Jiang) whose seed seems related to the equally magical seed of the Red Sorghum "forest" - which is of unknown provenance. In sequence 2 the same approach and communing with the sun-spirit takes place as that spirit is first dimmed then reaccessed. Symbolizing the passage of the randomly massacred Jiu'er from old to renewed life in the Western Paradise. I have deliberately extended clip 2 to the last frame, as it plays first under than over the names listed in the credits. That in itself says something - as end-film music usually does. And, oh yes: Zhao Jiping - China's most respected film-music composer ...
The Flowers of War Trailer (HD Trailer)
The Flowers of War: Director Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, Ju Dou, Hero, House of the Flying Daggers) tells an epic story of love and sacrifice in THE FLOWERS OF WAR, starring Christian Bale and introducing Ni Ni. The film, set during Japan's 1937 invasion of China, is told from a young girl's point of view, not as a history lesson, but as an intimate, elemental and paradoxically universal celebration of the human spirit. Bale stars as a dissolute Westerner who seeks refuge in a Catholic church. There he meets a beautiful Chinese courtesan who helps him rescue a group of schoolgirls from a terrible fate at the hands of the Japanese. Cast: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Huang Tianyuan, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi, Cao Kefan
Lumiere and Company: Zhang Yimou, China
A short film by Zhang Yimou, from "Lumiere and Company" (Lumière et compagnie) From IMDB: 40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes. The results run the gamut from Zhang Yimou's convention-thwarting joke to David Lynch's bizarre miniature epic.
The Flowers of War - Official Trailer | HD
Synopsis Director Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, Ju Dou, Hero, House of the Flying Daggers) tells an epic story of love and sacrifice in THE FLOWERS OF WAR, starring Christian Bale and introducing Ni Ni. The film, set during Japan's 1937 invasion of China, is told from a young girl's point of view, not as a history lesson, but as an intimate, elemental and paradoxically universal celebration of the human spirit. Bale stars as a dissolute Westerner who seeks refuge in a Catholic church. There he meets a beautiful Chinese courtesan who helps him rescue a group of schoolgirls from a terrible fate at the hands of the Japanese. Genre: Drama Director: Zhang Yimou Cast: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Huang Tianyuan, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi, Cao Kefan
Blood Simple Trailer - Zhang Yimou's Blood Simple Movie Trailer
www.blockbuster.co.uk - Coming Soon. Wang is a miserable noodle shop owner in a desert town in China. Feeling neglected, Wang's wife secretly goes out with Li, one of his employees. Li reluctantly keeps a gun his lover bought for killing her husband and together they plot his demise. However, not a single move they make escapes the boss's notice, and he decides to bribe patrol officer Zhang to kill the illicit couple. It looks like a perfect plan the affair will come to a cruel but satisfying end... or so he thinks. The equally wicked Zhang has an agenda of his own that will lead to even more violence and bloodshed.
A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLESHOP (Zhang Yimou) / Playzocker Reviews 3.48
Sachen gibts, die gibts gar nicht. Dass Hollywood immer wieder gern erfolgreiche Filme aus anderen Ländern (oder auch heimische Produktionen) neu auflegt ist mittlerweile nichts Neues mehr - asiatische Remakes amerikanischer Produktionen sind allerdings ungleich seltener. Spontan fallen mir nur zwei ein: Der Thriller "Connected" - der ein Remake des Films "Final Call" darstellt und eben "A Woman, a Gun and a Noodleshop" ... seines Zeichens eine Neuauflage des Films "Blood Simple" der Coen Brüder. Inszeniert von keinem Geringeren als Zhang Yimou, dem Regisseur von "Hero" und "House of Flying Daggers". Ob dieses ungewöhnliche Konzept fuktioniert und ob sich die Atmosphäre eines Coen-Brothers-Film in den fernen Osten übertragen lässt ... in meinem Video Review erfahrt ihr es. Viel Spaß beim Anschauen!
Zhang Yimou - Tribute
a tribute to the chinese director ZHANG YIMOU - to live (1994) - shanghai triad (1996) - not one less (1998) - the road home (1999) - riding alone for thousands of miles (2004) - with: Gong Li, Ge You, Wei Minzhi, Zhang Huike, Zhang Ziyi, Ken Takakura
The Road Home - Zhang Yimou - Zhang Ziyi
The Road Home - Chinese Movie by Zhang Yimou - with Zhang Ziyi, Sun Honglei, Zheng Hao, Zhao Yuelin - Soundtrack composed by San Bao
Zhang Yimou 'Impression Dahongpao' 印象大红袍at Wuyi Mountain - tea leaves
You can tell this is from the same director who did the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
The Flowers of War
Director Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, Ju Dou, Hero, House of the Flying Daggers) tells an epic story of love and sacrifice in THE FLOWERS OF WAR, starring Christian Bale and introducing Ni Ni. The film, set during Japan's 1937 invasion of China, is told from a young girl's point of view, not as a history lesson, but as an intimate, elemental and paradoxically universal celebration of the human spirit. Bale stars as a dissolute Westerner who seeks refuge in a Catholic church. There he meets a beautiful Chinese courtesan who helps him rescue a group of schoolgirls from a terrible fate at the hands of the Japanese
San Bao - The road home Main theme - Zhang Yimou
Urbasako basarana - "Pacharan" ; typical liquor in Baskeland. Basarana is the name of a typical liquor in Baskeland, elaborated with wild sloes ( basa = wild, sloes = arana). The natural park of Urbasa is a nice place to collect them. Then you must mix the sloes with anise, and let it resting for about 6 months at dark. San Bao - The road home
NYTimes.com - Behind the Scenes: Zhang Yimou
An insider look at film director Zhang Yimou, who is directed the opening cermonies at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Heroe (Zhang Yimou) Escena de la biblioteca (azul)
Uso del color como elemento aportador de simbolismo
Heroe (Zhang Yimou) Escena de la biblioteca (blanco)
Uso del color como elemento aportador de simbolismo
To Live (1994) - 2-hours movie (Full DVD with english subtitles)
To Live (1994) (Chinese: 活着, 活着) is a Chinese film directed by Zhang Yimou in 1994, starring Ge You and Gong Li and produced by the Shanghai Film Studio and ERA International. It is based on the novel of the same name by Yu Hua. To Live was screened at the 1994 New York Film Festival before eventually receiving a limited release in the United States on November 18, 1994. The story begins some time in the 1940s. Xu Fugui (Ge You) is a local rich man's son and compulsive gambler, who loses his family property to a man named Long'er. His behaviour also causes his long-suffering wife Jiazhen (Gong Li) to leave him, along with their daughter, Fengxia and their unborn son, Youqing.
Heroe (Zhang Yimou) Escena de la biblioteca (roja)
Uso del color como elemento aportador de simbolismo
Flowers of War MV "The QinHuai Scenery"
This is the song at the end of the movie. I have nothing more to say. As a Nankingnese, my words are stripped off its objectivity by those unwilling to see the truth. Make your own judgement. Based on the true story during 1937 Nanjing Massacre and the novel "13 women of Nanjing" from Yan Geling Director: Zhang Yimou Cast: Christian Bale
Not One Less (Yi ge dou bu neng shao ) Trailer
Country: China Year: 1999 Director: Zhang Yimou IMDb rating: 7.6 from 4669 users Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion 1999 Shanghai Film Critics Awards - Best Director 1999 Beijing Student Film Festival - Jury Award: Best Film 1999
Douban Convention of 'The Flowers of War' - Dec. 13, 2011
It was on December 13th, 2011. Christian Bale and Zhang Yimou attended the event. They answered some questions from fans and media, then met and greeted some fans~ Courtesy of falcounderground
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