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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.0 / 100
1994·Drama / War / Romance·2h 13m

TO LIVE

Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.

Above the Line
Yimou Zhang·DirectorLu Wei·ScreenplayYu Hua·ScreenplayLü Yue·Director of PhotographyZhao Jiping·Original Music ComposerDu Yuan·Editor
Cast
Ge You·Xu FuguiGong Li·Xu JiazhenNiu Ben·Town ChiefGuo Tao·ChunshengJiang Wu·Wan ErxiNi Dahong·Long'erLiu Tianchi·Xu FengxiaZhang Lu·Young FengxiaDong Fei·Xu YouqingHuang Zongluo·Fugui's Dad
Full Crew
(20 credits)
Directing· 4
Zhang Yimou·DirectorQuanbao Zheng·Assistant DirectorZhang Xiaochun·Assistant DirectorWang Bin·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Lu Wei·ScreenplayYu Hua·ScreenplayYu Hua·Novel
Camera· 2
Lü Yue·Director of PhotographyMeng Weibing·Additional Camera
Editing· 1
Du Yuan·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Zhao Jiping·Original Music ComposerTomeno Geya·Sound EditorShin'ichi Itô·Sound MixerKoshiro Jinbo·Sound MixerYoshihiro Nakayama·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 1
Cao Juiping·Art Direction
Production· 3
Yau Fook-Sang·ProducerFunhong Kow·ProducerChristophe Tseng·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Tôru Adachi·Visual Effects Supervisor
By the Numbers
76.0
OF 100
Master Score
8.3
OF 10
IMDb
87%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intense, Action Oriented
Composition
Diagonal
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man with a beard and mustache, wearing a dark leather jacket, is depicted in a dynamic pose, holding a silver handgun pointed directly forward. His left side ”

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Key Elements
HandgunLeather JacketVehicle
Atmosphere
Gritty, Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
8/10
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