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To Live | 
 enlarge | Director: Zhang Yimou
Actors: Gong Li, Niu Ben, Deng Fei, Ge You, Guo Tao
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  102 reviews
Sales Rank: 6238
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Chinese (Original Language), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 133 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: D1004712D
ISBN: 0792856279
UPC: 027616887535
EAN: 9780792856276
ASIN: B00005JM6H
Theatrical Release Date: 1994
Release Date: July 1, 2003
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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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Chinese history comes alive July 14, 2008
Pistol Pete (Houston, TX United States)
"To Live" was recommended to me by a friend who heard I was reading the biography of Mao Tse Tung. The story follows the life of an average family starting in the 1940s in China and through the 1970s. It is great historical fiction, as you can see traumatic episodes in Chinese history like the "Great Leap Forward" and the "Cultural Revolution" take place through the eyes of those who have no idea what is going on.
The message of this movie to me was that life is precious, no matter how hard the adversity, trials and afflications you might have to go through. It was definitely an inspiring movie, though it is also heartbreaking at times.
I would recommend to anyone interested in Chinese history or a good foreign film.
BEST. MOVIE. EVER. June 26, 2008
C. Lam (New York, NY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An amazing movie. It is one of Gong Li and Zhang Yimou's greatest collaboration. You must see it.
 Worthy... June 1, 2008
D. Kanigan (CT, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This Chinese subtitled film begins in the 1940's and ends in the 70's. Fugui, a gambler, loses his family fortune and their home to his addiction. His Father disowns him. His pregnant wife, Jiazhen, leaves him taking their daughter with her. Fugui, penniless and homeless, takes to the street to sell goods to make a living. Jiazhen notices that her husband has shaken his addiction and has learned his lesson. She returns and introduces Fugui to their new born son. Fugui sets out to earn a new living with his family now reconciled and turns to a loan shark who lends him hand puppets rather than cash. Fugui gathers a performing troupe and sets out on the road to perform where he encounters the Chinese Revolutionary Army. The story passes thru the four decades weaving in the Fugui & Jiazhen family story with Chinese history during the period.
The beauty of the film, beyond the spectacular images and casting, is in its quiet moments, husband with wife, mother with children, loss of family members and their grieving and their enduring tragedies and hardship.
Zhang Yimou and Gong Li Creat Another Masterpiece May 9, 2008
Movie Mania (Southern Calfornia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Zhang Yimou is one of the greatest directors of the past decade. Add to this China's greatest film actress Gong Li. The two always combine to make great films and this is their masterpiece.
Gong Li and Ge You star as husband and wife who are very successful performers. But life changes for them during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960's.
This is a great examination of this period of China's history. If you want to understand this period this is the film give you a backdrop of what happened.
By far, this was the best picture released in 1994 and Gong Li gave the best performance of the year.
A Masterpiece! February 29, 2008
K. Smith
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you want to understand fate, then watch this movie! If you want to understand life, then watch this movie! This movie will help you "To Live!"
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