Today, Zhang Ziyi is well known as a superb actress, in and out of China. Amongst other achievements, she has won 12 different Best Actress awards to become the most awarded Chinese actress for a single film, “The Grandmaster”. However, even a highly acclaimed performer had to begin somewhere, and what could be a better way than a film directed by Zhang Yimou, one known to debut wonderful performers. Her very first film is “The Road Home”, Zhang’s last film released in the 20th century.
The movie begins in a black-and-white setting in contemporary China. Luo Yusheng, prompted by the death of his father, returns to his village to check on her grieving mother. Upon reaching the city, he is visited by two village men, one of them being the mayor. They tell him of his mother’s strange request: that his father’s coffin should be...
The movie begins in a black-and-white setting in contemporary China. Luo Yusheng, prompted by the death of his father, returns to his village to check on her grieving mother. Upon reaching the city, he is visited by two village men, one of them being the mayor. They tell him of his mother’s strange request: that his father’s coffin should be...
- 2/16/2021
- by Raktim Nandi
- AsianMoviePulse
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