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Zhang Ziyi Infos
Everything about the talented Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi
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 biographyhere.
The complete lineup of the 41th Toronto Film Festival has just been unveiled. Ziyi’s next anticipated film The Wasted Times will have it’s world premiere at the renowned canadian festival. Let’s hope Ziyi will attend and walk the red carpet.
Here is the short sumary offered by the festival’s official site, along with a superb new still.
Superstars Ge You, Zhang Ziyi and Tadanobu Asano headline this hotly anticipated thriller about a Japanese spy hunting down a former friend for the murder of his family in 1920s Shanghai.Superstars Ge You, Zhang Ziyi and Tadanobu Asano headline this hotly anticipated thriller about a Japanese spy hunting down a former friend for the murder of his family in 1920s Shanghai.
Enjoy many HQ pictures of Ziyi at TIFF for the “Dangerous Liaisons” premiere. She looked like a real goddess! More pictures will be added during the week end . Stay tuned!
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Take a look at the “Dangerous Liaisons” Press Conference at TIFF. Be warned, many spoilers!
The press conference is a bit disappointing but Ziyi answered some interesting questions:
Q: How is the chemistry for Ziyi and Gun? How do you see each other in real life, away from the camera?
A [Zhang]: When I initially got the offer, I was really excited because the novel is a really well-known project. As a film fan, I was curious about this movie as well, so it’s a great chance for us to work together to make a beauitful Chinese film even though our director is Korean, our lead actor is Korean. But everyone tried to give their best performance to this movie, so you’d like it.
Q, from the Toronto Sun, for Zhang Ziyi: Usually in Chinese cinema, sexual and sensual subject matter isn’t examined as directly. There are still people who’re uncomfortable with this; was that part of your interest in exploring that theme in the Chinese version of the story?
A [Zhang]: Perhaps you would know, in China there’s no rating system for films. So, most of the Chinese films are quite conservative because of that.
Of course, the novel and previous versions had strong sexual content as part of it. So I think the director, perhaps, used a lot of more detailed, subtle ways of expressing these relationships that are less visual, but nonetheless, very subtle and detailed. So, you won’t be disappointed [laughs].
Q: If you could choose between a good or evil character in the movie, who would you choose? Would the other role be a good fit for you?
A: If I had the choice, I would play both of them. I did mine, so I think the next one will be the other.
Dangerous Liaisons will be screened at TIFF for the first time on September 10th. Ziyi, Jang Dong Gun, Hur Jin-Ho and other members of the cast will attend this screening. The film will be also screened on September 11th and September 15th.
“Dangerous Liaisons” received many positives reviews at Directors fortnight, a parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival. Let’s hope the best for this festival!
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.