To Live is a 1994 Chinese and Taiwanese drama directed by Zhang Yimou, adapting Yu Hua's novel of the same name to follow one family across four decades of upheaval in twentieth century China, from the civil war through the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. The film won the Grand Prix and a Best Actor award at Cannes and the BAFTA for Best Film Not in the English Language, but its critical portrayal of Communist-era policy led to it being banned in mainland China, where it became one of the most widely taught Chinese-language films in universities abroad despite that ban.
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Did the makers of To Live face consequences for the film?
One account says Zhang Yimou and Gong Li were each barred from filmmaking for two years.
Besides the ban on the film itself in mainland China, one account holds that director Zhang Yimou and actress Gong Li were each barred from filmmaking for two years. The stated reason is that the film was submitted to the Cannes Film Festival without prior official approval. The source presents this as a claim rather than a settled fact.
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To Live (Chinese: 活着; pinyin: Huózhe), also known as Lifetimes, is a 1994 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and adapted from Yu Hua's 1993 novel of the same name.
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To Live, also known as Lifetimes, is a 1994 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou
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To Live, also known as Lifetimes, is a 1994 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou
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The film won the Grand Prix and a Best Actor award at Cannes and the BAFTA for Best Film Not in the English Language, but its critical portrayal of Communist-era policy led to it being banned in mainland China, where it became one of the most widely taught Chinese-language films in universities abroad despite that ban.
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The Film also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 48th British Academy Film Awards in 1995.
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The Film also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 48th British Academy Film Awards in 1995.
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Furthermore, To Live brought home the Grand Prix, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, and Best Actor Award (Ge You) from the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, the highest major international awards Zhang Yimou has ever won.
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Furthermore, To Live brought home the Grand Prix, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, and Best Actor Award (Ge You) from the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, the highest major international awards Zhang Yimou has ever won.
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To Live (Chinese: 活着; pinyin: Huózhe), also known as Lifetimes, is a 1994 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and adapted from Yu Hua's 1993 novel of the same name.
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To Live (Chinese: 活着; pinyin: Huózhe), also known as Lifetimes, is a 1994 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and adapted from Yu Hua's 1993 novel of the same name.
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