Zhang Ziyi was recently interviewed on a Chinese TV network: She said (in translation): The first time I was the lead in an English-language film, I received some high praise. And especially as a Chinese person, I thought that was something to be proud... ...full story at Blogging For China
from Blogging For China on Tue, Jul 22 2008
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| 27 Dec 07 |
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Interview with Ziyi Zhang »
YouTube video Zhang Ziyi (章子怡)is one of the best-known Chinese film actresses working today, with a string of Chinese and international hits to her name. She has worked with renowned directors such as Zhang Yimou, Ang Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Seijun Suzuki and Rob Marshall. |
| 10 Jun 08 |
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Zhang Ziyi: no English, no problem! » Guardian Blogs Zhang Ziyi is probably China's most popular female actor, but her poor English has held her back in Hollywood, until now ... |
| 19 May 07 |
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Chinese girls in kimonos, again! » Shanghaiist With 2005's film version of Memoirs of a Geisha, Chinese people across the world had more reason to hate Zhang Ziyi and foamed at the mouth yet again saying, We’re not Japanese. You would have thought that by now the West would have cottoned onto t... |
| 29 Apr 07 |
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The Year of the Gong » Black China Hand This year has seen numerous reports of the rise of the new Chinese starlett. Zhang Ziyi, Maggie Cheung, Zhou Xun have all been mentioned at one time or another as the cream of the crop. But to me (with apologies to Ms. Zhang…who I think is the... |
| 23 Jul 08 |
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Long Hair Drama, by Zhang Lijia » Danwei Zhang Lijia is an author and journalist who spent most of the 1980s as a worker in a missile factory in Nanjing. Atlas and Co. recently published Zhang's memoir of her time there, written in English called "Socialism is Great!": A Worker's Memoir of the... |
| 22 Jan 08 |
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A red carpet scrum at the Consulate » Richard Spencer Big news: Zhang Ziyi is coming to Britain. We don't know why, but we know it's true because of embarrassing scenes at the British consulate this morning, where the star of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Memoirs of a Geisha turned up to get a visa. And... |
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