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Season 1 • Episode 444: Zhang Yimou • Watch with subtitles

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Episode 444: Zhang Yimou

March 12, 1993

One of China's most successful film directors, Zhang Yimou , talks about his life, his work, and his views on China. The stunning photography and quintessential "Chineseness" of his films - from Red Sorghum, Judou and Raise the Red Lantern to the forthcoming The Story of QiuJu - have won him enormous acclaim in the west, and yet have been met with harsh censorship in China.

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