My favorite movie: To Live (1994) starring You Ge and Li Gong, directed by Yimou Zhang.
Why is this my favorite movie? (I usually loooooove really dumb stuff like Life Aquatic! I just saw Hamlet 2 and adored it) Well.....
This film from China tells the story of a man and his family's survival over several decades during various incarnations of the Communist Revolution? It's simply beautiful and engaging.
It fascinated me. What if I had to live through turmoil? What if I had to struggle to get by?
And look what's happneed!
Just think, in the years ahead I may have to really use my wits to survive--just like this guy!
Yimou Zhang also directed Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern. I love those films as well, but for some reason To Live has stuck with me somewhere in my gut:
What would I do if....?
TIP:
Enter the amount, and click "Tip" to submit!
Brassawe
Barbara O'Brien
iamsurly
ohsotender
Dr. Spudman44
m. a.h
Salon.com
Comments
I agree that Ju Dou is another good one. And there's a Zhang Yimou film called Not One Less that is similar to Ju Dou, but remarkable for the non-actors that play all the roles.
The more I think about movies, the more I realize I love!
LA Confidential, I think is perfect...but then I think of Richard Farnsworth and I ponder over The Gray Fox and Babe...and what about the Natural or Field of Dreams. I just received Vicky Christina Barcelona, Frozen River and Nick and Nora's infinate plalylist. I think I'll have a great weekend!
I have to say I've enjoyed reading other's choices and thinking about good cinema--good stories. It's great fun to read the posts and the comments. I was talking to a friend about Man on Wire today. That's another film that makes me think--not the planning of the film, but about the power of the mind and about balance.
Thanks again for coming by.