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AKA:
Cheung Aau Mau
Cheung Aau Mau
Birthplace:
Shaanxi Province, China
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A leading filmmaker of China's "Fifth Generation" who began as a cinematographer and has shot films by directors Chen Kaige and Wu Tianming, Zhang Yimou made an auspicious directorial debut with "Red Sorghum" (1987), which won the Golden Bear at the 1988 Berlin Festival. Set in the remote Shandong province in the 1930s and rich with mythical overtones, "Red Sorghum" uses minimal dialogue, haunting music and stunning visuals to tell the story of a meek young bride who develops into the forceful head of her husband's winery after his death. His second feature, "Ju Dou" (1990) about a young wife,
1966
Due to the Cultural Revolution, studies suspended and sent to work in the countryside, first on farms in Shanxi province and later as a laborer in a spinning mill
1982
Assigned to work in the Guangxi Film Studio
1982
Debut as feature cinematographer, "One and Eight"
1985
Transferred to the pioneering Xi'an Film Studio
1987
Feature film directing debut, "Red Sorghum"
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