To Live

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To Live is a critically acclaimed 1994 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou that chronicles a family's struggles and resilience amid the political and social upheavals of mid-20th-century China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese film
drama film
film
historical drama film
authorOfSourceWork Yu Hua NERFINISHED
awardReceived Best Actor Award at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival
Grand Prix at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival
awardReceivedBy Ge You NERFINISHED
bannedIn China NERFINISHED
basedOn To Live (novel) NERFINISHED
castMember Ge You NERFINISHED
Gong Li NERFINISHED
Guo Tao NERFINISHED
Jiang Wu NERFINISHED
Niu Ben NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Lü Yue NERFINISHED
countryDepicted China NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin China
criticalReception critically acclaimed
director Zhang Yimou NERFINISHED
distributor ERA International NERFINISHED
editedBy Du Yuan NERFINISHED
filmFestivalSelection Cannes Film Festival competition
genre drama
historical
leadActor Ge You NERFINISHED
leadActress Gong Li NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Fengxia NERFINISHED
Jiazhen NERFINISHED
Xu Fugui NERFINISHED
Youqing NERFINISHED
musicBy Zhao Jiping NERFINISHED
notableFor portrayal of ordinary people during major political campaigns in 20th-century China
originalLanguage Mandarin Chinese
premiereEvent 1994 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
producer Fu-Sheng Chiu NERFINISHED
productionCompany Shanghai Film Studio NERFINISHED
publicationYearOfSourceWork 1993
reasonForBan sensitive political content
releaseYear 1994
runtime approximately 132 minutes
screenwriter Lu Wei NERFINISHED
Zhu Xiaoling NERFINISHED
setInPeriod Chinese Civil War NERFINISHED
Cultural Revolution NERFINISHED
Great Leap Forward NERFINISHED
early People’s Republic of China
theme family resilience
political upheaval
social change
suffering and endurance

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Zhang Yimou notableWork To Live
Zhang Yimou directed To Live