This film made me feel very intense feelings. A true classic
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    I loved that film and watched as many of that director’s films I could. Did you see Red Sorghum? Incredibly powerful and sad film.
    These are the shows that got me started with Chinese films back in the 90’s and I never stopped.

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      I just finished Red Sorghum but I have to confess i didn’t understand half of it and didn’t enjoy it half as much. I’m making my rounds of Zhang Yimu’s work though and I just love his use of colour and space

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        Yes it was an intense film and not the happiest – but like you I was amazed and rapt at his use of color as well.
        Other films of his that I’ve loved are:
        Not One Less
        The Road Home
        The House of Flying Daggers.
        His films are epic and vast. But I LOVED the Road Home and Not One Less.
        Both are sweet and loving and simple and take place in small villages out in the middle of nowhere.
        Those two are my favorite ones of that director.

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          oh I loved House of Flying Daggers(!Takeshi Kaneshiro!) and Raise the Red Lantern

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      Gong Li is a certified QUEEN

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        She was/is amazing! I once read someone that she was considered the most beautiful woman in the world at that time.

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        She was in Shanghai Triad, which I liked alot, she is amazing

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          I think I watched that one. There was a time when I would go to the video store and look through the section of Chinese video tapes.
          Hah – remember VHS tapes?

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            I bought them for far longer than I should have. I got Shanghai Traid in the reduced bin in my old grocery store😁

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