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To Live

Original title: Huo zhe
  • 19941994
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
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Gong Li in To Live (1994)
After Fugui and Jiazhen lose their personal fortunes, they raise a family and survive difficult cultural changes during 1940s to 1970s China.
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After Fugui and Jiazhen lose their personal fortunes, they raise a family and survive difficult cultural changes during 1940s to 1970s China.After Fugui and Jiazhen lose their personal fortunes, they raise a family and survive difficult cultural changes during 1940s to 1970s China.After Fugui and Jiazhen lose their personal fortunes, they raise a family and survive difficult cultural changes during 1940s to 1970s China.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
18K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,063
643
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    • Director
      • Yimou Zhang
    • Writers
      • Wei Lu(screenplay)
      • Hua Yu(novel)
    • Stars
      • You Ge
      • Gong Li
      • Ben Niu
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Yimou Zhang
    • Writers
      • Wei Lu(screenplay)
      • Hua Yu(novel)
    • Stars
      • You Ge
      • Gong Li
      • Ben Niu
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 102User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 7 wins & 8 nominations total

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    You Ge
    You Ge
    • Xu Fugui
    Gong Li
    Gong Li
    • Xu Jiazhen
    Ben Niu
    • Town Chief
    Wu Jiang
    Wu Jiang
    • Wan Erxi
    Deng Fei
    • Xu Youqing
    Tao Guo
    Tao Guo
    • Chunsheng
    Tianchi Liu
    • Xu Fengxia, as an adult
    Zongluo Huang
    • Fu Gui's Dad
    Yanjin Liu
    • Fu Gui's Mom
    Dahong Ni
    Dahong Ni
    • Long'er
    Lian-Yi Li
    • Sgt. Lao Quan
    Cong Xiao
    • Xu Fengxia, as a teenager
    Lu Zhang
    • Fengxia, as a child
    Yan Su
    Yan Su
    • Director
      • Yimou Zhang
    • Writers
      • Wei Lu(screenplay)
      • Hua Yu(novel) (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Clint Eastwood's personal favorite of the competition entries at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival where Eastwood was Jury President.
    • Quotes

      Little Bun: [playing with chickens] When will they grow up?

      Xu Jiazhen: Very soon.

      Little Bun: And then?

      Xu Fugui: And then... the chickens will turn into geese... and the geese will turn into sheep... and the sheep will turn into oxen.

      Little Bun: And after the oxen?

      Xu Fugui: After oxen...

      Xu Jiazhen: After oxen, Little Bun will grow up.

      Little Bun: I want to ride on an ox's back.

      Xu Jiazhen: You will ride on an ox's back.

      Xu Fugui: Little Bun won't ride on an ox... he'll ride trains and planes... and life will get better and better.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Star Trek: Generations/The Swan Princess/Miracle on 34th Street/The Professional/To Live (1994)

    User reviews102

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    Top review
    10/10
    My Honest Opinion
    This is the best movie that I have ever seen.

    I watched this movie because I was taking a class on the politics of China. When I saw that this movie covered such an expansive time period I thought "great, I will learn something." That I did. I cried, I cheered, I stayed up very late... I made my then future husband watch it... he liked it too, not as much as I do.

    I tell everyone in conversations about movies that this one is my all time favorite. It took the place of American Beauty, a movie that I have watched about eleven times.

    So, I recommend it. If I had a lot of money I would pay people to watch this. It is THAT great.
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    • Mar 24, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 1994 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Phải Sống
    • Filming locations
      • China
    • Production companies
      • ERA International
      • Shanghai Film Studios
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,332,728
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $32,900
      • Nov 20, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,332,728
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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