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- Ultimately, The Flowers of War fell short of an Oscar nom for Best Foreign Film. It’s not really a snub, though. The Flowers of War might have been a bit of calculated Oscar bait, yet it’s an involving and at times quite beautiful war-time melodrama despite its shortcomings.
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The Flowers of War (2011) The film is based on a novella by Geling Yan, “13 Flowers of Nanjing”, which was inspired by the diary of Minnie Vautrin. The story takes place during the highly controversial incidents of the Nanjing Massacre.
Dec 20, 2011 · In “The Flowers of War,” the director Zhang Yimou revisits the 1937 Nanjing massacre in a story narrated by a convent student taking refuge in a church.
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There had been a lot of Oscar-buzz building for Zhang Yimou’s The Flowers of War, and with good reason. Yimou’s previous works include Raise the Red Lantern, The Road Home, Hero, and House of Flying Daggers. Christian Bale was somehow attached as a lead.
Jul 24, 2012 · Since directing the spectacular Beijing Olympics ceremonies Zhang Yimou, one of the leading lights of China’s Fifth Generation filmmakers, has been comparatively subdued on the filmic front....
Dec 11, 2011 · The Flowers of War: Film Review. Based on Yan Geling's novel "13 Flowers of Nanjing," the Nanjing massacre plays front and center in director Zhang Yimou's tale. By Todd McCarthy. Critic’s ...
Jan 18, 2012 · “The Flowers of War” is in many ways a good film, as we expect from Zhang Yimou (“Ju Dou,” “Raise the Red Lantern,” “To Live“). It is handsomely photographed. Its exteriors were apparently shot on sets, including an impressive one for the cathedral and its surrounding grounds.
Dec 19, 2011 · Inarguably the best stylist of China's Fifth Generation filmmakers, Zhang Yimou has directed gorgeously color-coded potboilers (Red Sorghum, Raise the Red Lante.
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