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Zhang Yimou (1951- ) is one of the leading lights of Chinese film and is often considered one of the greatest living directors. He tends to favor stories set in rural/historical China, often with an emphasis on the dark side of the setting, and also has a very strong visual style. Many of his movies contain remarkable [[Scenery Porn]] even within quite restricted settings. Was romantically involved with [[Gong Li]] for a number of years and featured her, and later [[Zhang Ziyi]] as leads in many of his films.
 
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* ''Shanghai Triad''
* ''The Road Home''
* ''[[Hero (Filmfilm)|Hero]]''
* ''[[House of Flying Daggers]]''
* ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower (Film)|Curse of the Golden Flower]]''
* ''Amazing Tales: Three Guns'' - his first (epically failed) attempt at comedy.
* ''Under the Hawthorne Tree''
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* [[The Muse]]: Gong Li, in his earlier period.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: Let's just say this, his films are GORGEOUS, especially ''Red Sorghum'' and ''Raise The Red Lantern''.
* [[Second Sino -Japanese War]]: The main setting of ''Red Sorghum'' and touched on in ''To Live''.
* [[Wuxia]]: His last three films have all more or less been wuxia, in contrast to his slower-paced, more contemplative<ref>And contemporary: his earlier films mostly dealt with 20th-century China, while the Wuxia films are set in [[Imperial China]]</ref> earlier ouvre.
 
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