“To Live” Film Ban and U.S. Release Context

“To Live” Film Ban and U.S. Release Context

Zhang Yimou; To Live; film adaptation; censorship; Chinese cinema; international distribution; Cannes Film Festival; political restriction

This is a 1994 Los Angeles Times article by Richard Natale about the banning of Zhang Yimou’s film adaptation of To Live in China, and the problems this caused for its release and promotion in the US. In this exhibition, the article illustrates that restrictions were placed on the story of To Live not only as a novel, but also across media formats, particularly with regard to film circulation, publicity and awards recognition.

Richard Natale

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-14-ca-8810-story.html

Los Angeles Times

1994-12-14

Zhang Yimou; Samuel Goldwyn Jr.; Gong Li; Ge You

Copyright Los Angeles Times

Related to Yu Hua’s To Live and Zhang Yimou’s film adaptation of the novel

Newspaper article

English

Text

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-14-ca-8810-story.html