“It is true that I was a cinematographer, so for me, the narration of the spectacular is powerful and important. I always pay special attention to the expression of the pictures. It has always been my style.”
"No one to be Missed" in Off Screen https://offscreen.com/view/zhang_yimou (April 1999)
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