Welcome to Zhang Ziyi Infos, your best source for the Chinese actress since 2007. Zhang Ziyi is a famous actress known for her roles in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Grandmaster and so many other great films. Zhang Ziyi recently directed the short film Poem in the anthology film My Country, My Parents. Read her full biography here.
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2 news stills and 3 pictures on the set of Dangerous Liaisons were added in the gallery. We also had the chance to see pictures of yesterday when Ziyi was filming a scene for My Lucky Star in the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore.
Ziyi was also featured on several articles of TIFF guest list. It’s very likely that she will walk on the red carpet in Toronto this year!
With the release in China next month, we have the chance to see more of Ziyi in Dangerous Liaisons. 3 new stills were added to the gallery today. I think we’ll get more in the next weeks.
Today, we had very good news concerning the film. Dangerous Liaisons was invited to be the opening film at the Busan International Film Festival (4-13 October, 2012). Hopefully, we’ll have the chance to see Ziyi there. Actually, she never went to this festival. The film was also invited to Hawaii Film Festival (also in October) and others.
Ziyi’s last film Dangerous Liaisons was selected to be screened at Toronto Film Festival in the Gala Presentations in September. After a world premiere at Cannes, the movie will make it’s North American premiere during the festival. Other films in the Gala Presentations include Silver Linings Playbook from David O. Russell, Twice Born from Sergio Castellito and Thermae Romae from Hideki Takeuchi… Other Chinese movie making their world premiere at the festival include The Last Supper from the much acclaimed director Lu Chuan and the last movie from Chen Kaige, Caught in the Web.
Hopefully, Ziyi will go at TIFF this year. It would be her first appearance on the red carpet of the festival since The Banquet in 2006.
We have some really good news from the Cannes Film Festival. Be warned, huge update.
Yesterday, Dangerous Liaisons was screened at Directors Fortnight. Unfortunately, Zhang Ziyi wasn’t in Cannes because she’s still filming Wong Kar Wai’s “The Grandmasters”. Cecilia Cheung and director Hur Jin-ho were there to promote the film. The producer of the film revealed that the cut screened at Cannes was edited in a hurry.
Even if the film is not fully finished, it received a standing ovation at the end of the screening. Below, several comments on the film:
It’s very human, romantic and sincere. I was touched and I even cried when the leading actor was breaking up with the innocent woman
On Twitter:
The Chinese-language version of “Dangerous Liaisons” has been a huge hit at Cannes! Check out… fb.me/1URDIRLeX
@ChinesePod
Zhang Ziyi & Cecilia Cheung steal the show in Dangerous Liaisons. Zhang breaks your heart. Cecilia makes you root against her.
@filmfest
Dangerous Liaisons was exquisite, and brought in something new to familiar story. Cecilia Cheung is absolutely brilliant in it #cannes2012
@FilmLandEmpire
And now, enjoy the first trailer…
Moreover, The Grandmasters was screened in Cannes yesterday, not the whole film but some footage. Thierry Frémaux said that the footage was edited by Wong Kar-Wai for the festival.
Source: Weibo/Movienews
The 5 minutes screened yesterday were focused on Ziyi’s character. Filmed in a snowy place, we can see Ziyi as a child looking at her father while he’s practising his martial art. At the same time, we see Ziyi training herself in the falling snow. The journalists who saw it were very impressed by the beauty of this cinematography. A Chinese journalist filmed the footage and posted it on Youku but it was quickly removed, although a copy was saved on Baidu. If you are curious. you can watch it here but be warned the quality is not good.
Ziyi’s new movie, Dangerous Liaisons, will be screened at Directors’ Fortnight on May 24th and May 25th. A new poster has been released for the occasion. According to some rumours, Jang Dong-gun and Zhang Ziyi won’t be able to come to Cannes this year. Ziyi is still busy filming The Grandmasters. Let’s hope we’ll know more in the coming days…
Also, Ziyi recently signed with the Chinese brandGuizhou Braun to promote collagen products in China.
What an exciting news! Hur Jin-ho’s film “Dangerous Liaisons” will be screened at “La quinzaine des Réalisateurs” (17 May – 27 May) during the Cannes Film Festival.
Among the various sections at the Cannes Film Festival, the Directors’ Fortnight is distinguished by its independent-mindedness, its non-competitive nature and its concern to cater to non-professional Cannes audiences, which can buy a subscription for the entire Fortnight program or purchase tickets for individual screenings.
I invite you to take a look at the official page of the Directors’ Fortnight.
Let’s hope that our favourite actress will spend some time in France during the festival! Rendez-vous in May.
Zhang Ziyi was gorgeous on the red carpet of the 2nd Beijing International Film Festival… Have a look!
Edit: Enjoy many mores pictures of the red carpet and the opening ceremony with Andy Lau!
The 2nd Beijing International Film Festival will be held from Monday, 23th April to Saturday, 28th April 2012. Ziyi will shine on the red carpet again…
Festival organizers say they will be screening more than 260 films from across the globe over the course of the six-day event while hosting a film market that aims to bridge the gap between China and the international film community. Among the local stars set to grace the red carpet are directors Feng Xiaogang and John Woo and stars Tang Wei, Fan Bingbing, Zhang Ziyi and Jackie Chan.
Source. And don’t forget to visit the official website of the festival.
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