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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 […]

Classic Made in China Movie: Red Sorghum

Red Sorghum Made in China Movie

Red Sorghum is an classics and excellence made in China movie and it is adapted from Mo Yan’s novel of the same name. It is well known that Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for literature for this novel. Directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Jiang Wen, Gong Li and Teng Rujun, the Red Sorghum […]