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To Live

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Original title

Huo Zheaka

AKA

Huozhe
To Live

Year

1994

Running time

125 min.

Country

China

Director

Zhang Yimou

Screenwriter

Yu Hua, Lu Wei. Novel: Yu Hua

Cast

Music

Zhao Jiping

Cinematography

Lu Yue

Producer

Era International Ltd, Shanghai Film Studios

Genre

Drama | Family Relationships. 1940s. 1950s. 1960s. 1970s. Chinese Cultural Revolution. Gambling

Synopsis

Fugui is the father of a once-wealthy family whose addiction to gambling and chronic bad luck causes him to lose his home in a game of dice with Long'er. Fugui's wife abandons him, and he finds himself working as a peddler, until the man who now owns his home gives him a pair of shadow puppets. Fugui learns the art of puppetry and travels as a performer; while on the road, he is arrested by Nationalist forces, until he is liberated by advancing Red Army factions, and he comes home to his wife and children as they adapt to the nation's new leadership.

Rankings Position

#2 Best Chinese Movies of all time
#27 Best Movies of the '90s

Awards: 1994: Cannes: Grand Prize of the Jury; Ecumenical Jury Prize; Best Actor (Ge You)

1994: BAFTA Awards: Best Film not in English Language

1994: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

1994: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Foreign Language Film.

1994: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Five Foreing Films.

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Ranking Lists Position

9 My Favorite Chinese & Hong Kong Movies (51)
52 My Favorite Asian Movies (81)

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