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BEIJING — “The Curse Of The Golden Flower,” Zhang Yimou’s martial arts epic was Friday confirmed as China’s candidate for the foreign-language Academy Award nomination. While decision will surprise ...

BEIJING - Director Zhang Yimou's "Curse Of The Golden Flower" earned 96 million yuan ($12.5 million) in its first four days on 826 screens breaking previous opening weekend records for a domestic film ...

What, exactly, is Zhang Yimou trying to tell us? After years of making films about intimate oppressions that frequently got him in trouble with Chinese censors (Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern), in 2002 ...

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