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Classic Made in China Movie: Raise the Red Lantern

“Raise the red lantern” is directed by Zhang Yimou and stars Gong Li, He Saifei, Cao Cuifen, and Jin Shuyuan. The film is adapted from Su Tong‘s novel “wives and concubines“. The film revolves around feudal ethics to spread out the topic. It tells the years of the Republic of China, a large family of […]

Classic Made in China Movie: to Live

to live novel

“To live” is an adaptation of Yu Hua‘s novel of the same name, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Ge You and Gong li. “To live” is set in the context of the Chinese civil war and the political movements after the founding of new China(PRC). It reflects the fate of a generation of Chinese […]