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To Live
1994
· Movie
· 133 min
A
MEANRANK
85/100
Every rating
79–96
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 79, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 96.
See the most agreed on films →Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.
Details
- Director
- Zhang Yimou
- Based on
- a work by Yu Hua
- Released
- 18 May 1994
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
- Language
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Awards
- 4 wins, 2 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 6 →4 major awards won · 4 wins from 6 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| BAFTA Award 1995 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Winner | |
| Cannes Film Festival 1994 | Grand Prix | Winner | |
| Cannes Film Festival 1994 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Winner | |
| Cannes Film Festival 1994 | Best Actor ( Ge You ) | Winner | |
| Cannes Film Festival 1994 | Palme d'Or | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Award 1994 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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6 awards — To Live
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Cannes Film Festival
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor ( Ge You ) | Winner | |
| Grand Prix | Winner | |
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Winner | |
| Palme d'Or | Nominee |
BAFTA Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Winner |
Golden Globe Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |