1994 - 活着 - To Live

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活着 (To Live), 1994, directed by 张艺谋 (Yimou Zhang), casted by 葛优 (You Ge), 巩俐 (Li Gong).

Year: 1994
Title: 活着 (huo zhe) - To Live
Director: 张艺谋 (Yimou Zhang)
Writer: 芦苇 (Wei Lu)
Cast: 葛优 (You Ge), 巩俐 (Li Gong)
Category: 剧情 - Drama
Production: 西安电影制片厂 - Xi'an
Length: 133 min
Rating: 8/10

公福贵是一个嗜赌如命的纨绔子弟，把家底儿全输光了，老爹也气死了，怀孕的妻 子家珍带着女儿凤霞离家出走，一年之后又带着新生的儿子有庆回来了。福贵从此 洗心革面，和同村的春生一起操起了皮影戏的营生...

根据余华原著小说《活着》改编。

Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything...

Awards:

1995, Won 最佳影片 not in the English Language, BAFTA Film Award
1994, Won 最佳男主角, Cannes Film Festival - 戛纳
1994, Won Grand Prize of the Jury, Cannes Film Festival - 戛纳
1994, Won Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Cannes Film Festival - 戛纳
1994, Nominated Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival - 戛纳
1995, Nominated 最佳女主角, Chlotrudis Award
1995, Nominated Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globe, USA

External sources:

• 活着, Baidu, http://v.baidu.com/info.php?mtimeid=10895
• Huozhe (1994), IMDB, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110081/

Sections in This Chapter

1999 - 那山、那人、那狗 - Postmen in the Mountains

1997 - 鸦片战争 - The Opium War

1997 - 西夏路迢迢 - The Journey to Xia Empire

1996 - 红河谷 - Red River Valley

1994 - 活着 - To Live

1994 - 饮食男女 - Eat Drink Man Woman

1993 - 蓝风筝 - The Blue Kite

1993 - 喜宴 - The Wedding Banquet

1993 - 香魂女 - The Women from the Lake of Scented Souls

1993 - 霸王别姬 - Farewell My Concubine

1992 - 秋菊打官司 - The Story of Qiu Ju

1992 - 推手 - Pushing Hands

1991 - 大红灯笼高高挂 - Raise the Red Lantern

1990 - 菊豆 - Ju Dou