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Gong Li (Chinese: 巩俐; born 31 December 1965) is a Chinese actress. Regarded as one of the best actresses in China today, she is known for her versatility and naturalistic performance.
Gong Li. Actress: Curse of the Golden Flower. Born in Shenyang, grew up in Jinan, the daughter of an economics professor. Loved music from childhood, and dreamed of a singing career. After failing to gain entrance to China's top music school in 1985, applied for and was admitted to the Central Drama Academy in Beijing, from which she graduated ...
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- ‘Ju Dou’ (1990) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 100% Gong played the titular character in Ju Dou, a drama film directed by Zhang Yimou. The film follows Ju Dou who is trapped in an arranged marriage to an older and abusive textile factory owner.
- ‘The Monkey King 2’ (2016) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 100% The Monkey King 2 is loosely based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West and serves as a sequel to the 2014 film The Monkey King.
- ‘Raise the Red Lantern’ (1991) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 97% Raise the Red Lantern is set in 1920s China and tells the story of Songlian, played by Gong, a young woman who becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy man in a polygamous household.
- ‘Shanghai Triad’ (1995) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 90% Set in Shanghai during the 1930s, Shanghai Triad centers around a young boy named Shuisheng (Wang Xiaoxiao) who is sent to the city to work as a servant for his uncle, Tang (Li Baotian).
Jun 28, 2024 · Gong Li, popular Chinese actress, widely associated with movies by Chinese director Zhang Yimou but perhaps best known to a broad Western audience for her role as a 1930s Japanese geisha in the film Memoirs of a Geisha (2005). Learn more about Gong’s life and work.
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- To Live (1994) Adapted from a novel of the same name by Yu Hua, To Live depicts scenes from the life of a couple, played by Gong and Ge You. Set in the decades from the 1940s to the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s, the film reflects the many tragedies of contemporary Chinese history, including the Great Leap Forward and the abolition of private property.
- Raise the Red Lantern (1991) The second Chinese film to be nominated for an Academy Award, and winner of the British Academy of Film and Television’s award for best foreign language film, Raise the Red Lantern portrays the evils of China’s former patriarchal society, in which women were nothing more than men’s playthings.
- Red Sorghum (1987) Adapted from a novel of the same name by Nobel-winning writer Mo Yan, Red Sorghum marked the feature film debuts of both Zhang and Gong.
- Ju Dou (1990) The first Chinese production to be nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign language film, Ju Dou is a romantic tragedy that offers a lacerating critique of China’s patriarchy and the feudal values of the early 20th century.
Gong Li. Actress: Curse of the Golden Flower. Born in Shenyang, grew up in Jinan, the daughter of an economics professor. Loved music from childhood, and dreamed of a singing career. After failing to gain entrance to China's top music school in 1985, applied for and was admitted to the Central Drama Academy in Beijing, from which she graduated ...
May 25, 2020 · Gong Li is a source of national pride in China, playing leading roles in essential films such as "Red Sorghum," "Raise the Red Lantern," and "Farewell My Concubine." She’s the second actor in history to win the highest award at all three European film festivals (Cannes, Venice, and Berlin) and been given the “Queen” treatment ...
