I discovered Yimou Zhang (or Zhang Yimou)'s films about two years ago. My girlfriend told me to watch Hero instead of Crouching Tiger and I didn't regret it. It felt like a wuxia film done right (and also has Donnie Yen fight Jet Li). She also suggested To Live and Curse of the Golden Flower and I enjoyed both of them.
I don't love him more than Kurosawa (who is my favorite director) but I am really falling in love with this guy's movies. I love the characters, the cinematography, the stories, oh so much more about the films I have seen. Raise the Red Lantern, The Road Home, House of Flying Daggers, The Flowers of War, and The Bright Red Lanterns Hung High are all currently on my netflix queue. I'm just wondering if any other of you MoFos enjoy this director's films.
I don't love him more than Kurosawa (who is my favorite director) but I am really falling in love with this guy's movies. I love the characters, the cinematography, the stories, oh so much more about the films I have seen. Raise the Red Lantern, The Road Home, House of Flying Daggers, The Flowers of War, and The Bright Red Lanterns Hung High are all currently on my netflix queue. I'm just wondering if any other of you MoFos enjoy this director's films.