During World War II, unusual opportunities to escape the fate of most Jews sometimes presented themselves. In this film, a Jewish doctor who has founded an orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto gets such an opportunity, but elects to remain with his charges ... Read More
Zhang Yimou, often regarded as China's leading contemporary filmmaker, directed this drama chronicling the ebb and flow of one family's fortunes, set against the backdrop of China's tumultuous history between the 1940s and the 1970s. Fugui (Ge You) is the father of a once-wealthy family whose addiction to gambling and chronic bad luck causes him to lose his home in a game of dice with Long'er (Ni Dabong). Fugui's wife Jiazhen (Gong Li) abandons him, and…Read More