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He gained a lot of applause for directing the truly spectacular opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing UsefulNotes/OlympicGames.

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He gained a lot of applause for directing the truly spectacular opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing UsefulNotes/OlympicGames. He was chosen again to direct the said ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Olympics as well.

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* ''One Second''
* ''Cliff Walkers''
* ''Snipers'' (co-directed with his daughter, Zhang Mo)
* ''Full River Red''



* BannedInChina: His film ''To Live'' was banned for having a negative portrayal of CCP policies. Zhang was also banned from making films for two years.

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* BannedInChina: His In 1994, his film ''To Live'' was banned for having a negative portrayal of CCP policies. policies and Zhang was also banned barred from making films for two years. years (along with its lead actress Creator/GongLi). In 2019, his film ''One Second'' was abruptly pulled from the 69th Berlin International Film Festival after being previously scheduled to screen; while no official reason was ever given, many film critics suspected censorship since the movie's subject matter was related to the Cultural Revolution.
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* ''Film/{{Shadow}}''

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* ''Film/{{Shadow}}''''Film/Shadow2018''
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I Ate What clean up. The trope is when a character eats something, unaware of what they are consuming, and then reacts in disgust after they find out what it is. Misuse will be deleted or moved to another trope when applicable. Administrivia.Zero Context Examples will be removed or commented out depending on the amount of context within the entry.


* IAteWhat: Or rather ''drank'' what. In ''Red Sorghum'', pissing in the vats makes the liquor taste better.
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* ''Film/{{Hero}}''
* ''Film/{{House of Flying Daggers}}''

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* ''Film/{{Hero}}''
''Film/Hero2002''
* ''Film/{{House of Flying Daggers}}''''Film/HouseOfFlyingDaggers''
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* SceneryPorn: Let's just say this, his films are GORGEOUS, especially ''Red Sorghum'' and ''Raise The Red Lantern''.

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* SceneryPorn: Let's just say this, his His films are GORGEOUS, especially ''Red Sorghum'' typically use vividly colorful visuals and ''Raise The Red Lantern''.extremely detailed sets and costumes.

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* CreatorsOddball: His film "A Simple Noodle Story" is a remake of the Coen Brothers comedy ''Blood Simple'', which Zhang says is one of his favourites. It's rare for him to do a remake or a comedy.



* PlayingAgainstType: His film "A Simple Noodle Story" is a remake of the Coen Brothers comedy ''Blood Simple'', which Zhang says is one of his favourites. It's rare for him to do a remake or a comedy.
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* UsefulNotes/SecondSinoJapaneseWar: The main setting of ''Red Sorghum'' and touched on in ''To Live''.
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!!Tropes found in or relating to Zhang Yimou's work (except ''Hero'', ''House of Flying Daggers'', and ''Curse of the Golden Flower'') include:

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!!Tropes found in or relating to Zhang Yimou's work (except ''Hero'', ''House of Flying Daggers'', and ''Curse of the Golden Flower'') include:
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Blood Simple is a neo-noir, not a comedy.


* ''Amazing Tales: Three Guns'' / ''A Woman, A Gun, and a Noodle Shop'' / ''A Simple Noodle Story'' - His first (epically failed) attempt at comedy, a remake of Creator/TheCoenBrothers film Film/BloodSimple to boot.

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* ''Amazing Tales: Three Guns'' / ''A Woman, A Gun, and a Noodle Shop'' / ''A Simple Noodle Story'' - His first (epically failed) attempt at comedy, a remake of Creator/TheCoenBrothers film Film/BloodSimple ''Film/BloodSimple'' to boot.



* PlayingAgainstType: His film "A Simple Noodle Story" is a remake of the Coen Brothers comedy Blood Simple, which Zhang says is one of his favourites. It's rare for him to do a remake and of a comical story.

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* PlayingAgainstType: His film "A Simple Noodle Story" is a remake of the Coen Brothers comedy Blood Simple, ''Blood Simple'', which Zhang says is one of his favourites. It's rare for him to do a remake and of or a comical story.comedy.
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* ''Film/Shadow''

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* ''Film/Shadow''''Film/{{Shadow}}''
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* ''Shadow''

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* ''Shadow''''Film/Shadow''
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* PlayingAgainstType: His film "A Simple Noodle Story" is a remake of the Coen Brothers comedy Blood Simple, which Zhang says is one of his favourites. It's rare for him to do a remake and of a comical story.
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* ''Shadow''
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* ''Ju Dou''

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* ''Ju Dou''''Film/JuDou'' - Co-directed with Yang Fengliang
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* ''The Story of Qiu-Ju''


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* ''Keep Cool''


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* ''Happy Times''

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