Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou( born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer.
He is part of the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with" Red Sorghum".
Zhang has won numerous awards and recognitions, with Best Foreign Film nominations for" Ju Dou" in 1990," Raise the Red Lantern" in 1991, and" Hero" in 2003, Silver Lion and Golden Lion prizes at the Venice Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1993, he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Zhang directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, which received considerable international acclaim.
One of Zhang's recurrent themes is the resilience of Chinese people in the face of hardship and adversity, a theme which has been explored in such films as" To Live"( 1994) and" Not One Less"( 1999).
His films are particularly noted for their rich use of colour, as can be seen in some of his early films, like" Raise the Red Lantern", and in his wuxia films like" Hero" and" House of Flying Daggers".
His highest budgeted film to date is the 2016 monster film" The Great Wall", set in Imperial China and starring Matt Damon.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
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Happy Times
Happy Times is a 2000 tragicomedy film directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, starring Zhao Benshan and Dong Jie.
It is based loosely on the short story," Shifu: You'll Do Anything for a Laugh"( 师傅越来越幽默) by Mo Yan; the story appears in English translation in the collection of the same title translated by Howard Goldblatt.
Though the story and the film share a common opening, they begin to diverge almost immediately.
Aziz Sejawal
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He has worked with major Bollywood actors such as Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhuri Dixit, Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Aditya Pancholi, Jackie Shroff, Juhi Chawla, Sanjay Dutt, Govinda and Rani Mukerji.
Most of his films have comedic elements, though they often address themes of injustice and corruption.
Howard W. Koch
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Ian Barry (director)
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Sanam (1997 film)
Sanam is a 1997 Hindi romantic drama action film directed and produced by Aziz Sejawal.
Written by Anees Bazmee, it starred Sanjay Dutt, Manisha Koirala, Vivek Mushran, Anupam Kher, Dalip Tahil, Kader Khan, Anjan Srivastav, Gulshan Grover and Shakti Kapaoor.
The music, composed by Anand- Milind, was the biggest strength of this film.
The film did average business at the box off
Hanro Smitsman
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Rachel Feldman
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Peter Levin
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Question: Do director of film Sanam (1997 Film) and director of film Happy Times have the same nationality?
Answer: no