Zhang Yimou to team up with schoolmate on new period drama_美文

Zhang Yimou to team up with schoolmate on new period drama

Period dramas are nothing new for Zhang. In 2002, his martial arts film Hero topped the mainland box office and ushered in an era of Chinese blockbusters featuring all-star casts and grand scenes.

He made a number of period pieces following Hero, and although many of them were box office successes, they were not well received by critics.

He returned to romance in Under the Hawthorn Tree in 2010 and followed that with a slap stick adaptation of the Coen Brother's Blood Simple.

His last film, The Flowers of War, a historical drama film set during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, starred Christian Bale.

After Zhang signed with Le Vision in May, he said his first film, as confirmed by Le Vision CEO Zhang Zhao, would be about a writer's experiences during the "cultural revolution" (1966-76).Filming has yet to begin.

Questions:

1. Who will Zhang Yimou co-direct the film with?

2. Which historical figure will the film portray?

3. What was the last film Zhang Yimou directed?

Answers:

1. Tian Zhuangzhuang.

2. Yang Yuhuan.

3. The Flowers of War.

About the broadcaster:

Lance Crayon is a videographer and editor with China Daily. Since living in Beijing he has worked for China Radio International (CRI) and Global Times. Before moving to China he worked in the film industry in Los Angeles as a talent agent and producer. He has a B.A. in English from the University of Texas at Arlington.