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To Live (Widescreen Subtitled Edition)

You Ge (Actor), Li Gong (Actor), Yimou Zhang (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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One of the best films of 1994, To Live is a bold, energetic masterpiece from Zhang Yimou, the foremost director from China's influential "fifth generation" of filmmakers. Continuing his brilliant collaboration with China's best-known actress Gong Li (their previous films include Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern), Zhang weaves an ambitious tapestry of personal and political events, following the struggles of an impoverished husband and wife (Ge You, Gong Li) from their heyday in the 1940s to the hardships that accompanied the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. They raise two children amidst a Communist regime, surviving numerous setbacks and yet managing, somehow, to live. Both intimate and epic, Zhang's film encompasses the simplest and most profound realities of Chinese life during this controversial period, and for their honesty, Zhang and Gong Li faced a two-year ban on future collaborations. To Live is a testament to their art, transcending politics to celebrate the tenacity of ordinary people in the wake of turbulent history. --Jeff Shannon

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Stunning; poignant April 15 2004
Format:VHS Tape
I have shown this film to my English students after having read Dai Sijie's book, BALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS, because of the portrayal of communism and the effects of the Chinese "cultural revolution". While it at first appears to be loaded with communist propoganda, it becomes apparent by the end of the film that it is an outspoken criticism of Mao and this harsh period of recent Chinese history.

Aside from the political overtones, this is also a masterful study of overcoming loss and adversity that transcends cultural or political boundaries. While my students almost invariably complain about the subtitles at the beginning of the showing, by the end, they have been completely drawn in, and are laughing and crying on cue. If this isn't the true test of a great flick, I don't know what is.

A masterpiece, and one that everyone should see.

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Disappointment Mar 29 2004
Format:VHS Tape
This film completely butchers, rearranges, and rewerites an incredibly moving novel. I suggest that you read the book first.
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6 Stars + Mar 27 2004
Format:DVD
To Live is a masterful project and deserves the best praises for foreign cinema. It touches every emotion possible in its depiction of one family's faults and successes; life as it might have been in the midst of political chaos. To Live maps the losses and gains of Fugui and Jiazhen--an average young couple moving through China. It's difficult to discuss the turns and movement without spoiling the movie. However, I will say the couple we encounter in the 1940s and end with in the 1960s is triumphant and tells a story never to be forgotten. Highly Recommended!!!!!!
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Most recent customer reviews
3 1/2 Stars
This film was pretty interesting. I'm not sure that I would say moving or masterful, but interesting nevertheless. On the one end it seems somewhat of a propaganda film. Read more
Published on Feb 23 2004 by "5u5hi"
IT IS VERY BEAUTIFUL
IT IS A GOOD MOVIE ,YOU HAVE TO SEE.I WISH YOU LIKE IT
Published on Feb 19 2004 by IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
Gamble debt leads to a change in life...
Fugui loses everything in gambling, which leads to his wife Jiazhen leaving him. He then loses all his possessions and his father dies. Read more
Published on Feb 5 2004 by Kim Anehall
Both an artistic and political movie masterpiece...
This is among the greatest of Asian films. It received two Cannes Film Festival awards (Grand Jury Prize and Best Actor). Its director has been previously nominated for an Oscar. Read more
Published on Dec 25 2003 by weirdo_106
Sad and noble, and full of hope
To Live is the best Chinese film I have ever seen. It gives a wonderful view of modern Chinese history, with as honest a perspective as can be hoped for. Read more
Published on Dec 21 2003 by Shelly Bryant
A foreign film you will never regret owning
This film is perhaps one of my favorites of all time. It is nothing short of beautiful, tragic, inspiring and extremely involving. Read more
Published on Dec 7 2003 by J. H. Iovino
An absolute masterpiece
Zhang Yimou is a truly gifted storyteller, a rare film director able to hook to you in right from the start. Read more
Published on Dec 1 2003
Fate
The movie To Live insightfully displays human nature. By experiencing life in China from the 1940s through the Cultural Revolution, one can get a visceral sense of the historical... Read more
Published on Oct 26 2003 by Christopher B., Vogler
Historical drama about a Chinese family
Brilliantlly filmed, beautiful,lush locations, and overwhelming drama about a family and the twists and turns parallelling the history of China from end of the Emperor to the... Read more
Published on July 6 2003
One of the best from the director of Raise the Red Lantern
As a film, it is visually beautiful, equipped with a strong and coherent plot, and clearly supported by excellent casting. Read more
Published on Jun 26 2003 by aston
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