Zhang Ziyi CSC    > Filmography       > The Road Home

Synopsis Set in the rural Chinese village of San He Tun before the Cultural Revolution, The Road Home is indeed an unparalleled cinematic masterpiece. The story is narrated by Luo Yusheng (Sun Honglei) who, upon the sudden death of his father, returns from the city to his village to assist his wizened mother (Zhao Yuelin), crushed with grief, with funeral arrangements. As Yusheng contemplates his father's death, he begins to reminisce about his parents' marriage, and the movie, whose opening scenes are filmed in a grim bluish gray, bursts into brilliant color. We meet Luo's mother, Zhao Di (Zhang Ziyi), when she was a radiant 18-year-old who falls in love with Luo Changyu (Zheng Hao), the handsome 20-year-old schoolmaster who arrives from the city. Their intense courtship is soon painfully interrupted when Changyu is recalled to the city to face interrogation for unspecified political reasons. Di, due to the heartbreak caused by her sudden loss, falls both physically and emotional ill during there long seperation. When finally reunited, they would marry and never be again... until his untimely death. Director's Statement  by Zhang Yimou Cast & Crew The Road Home Novellete   《我的父亲母亲》中篇小说 《纪念》  作者：鲍十 Remembrance  by Bao Shi  (translated by puubs) Pictures Behind the Scenes Promotionals Reviews Re-visiting The Road Home  by snailman Wo de fu qin mu qin  by Taulec Interviews The Road Home by Zhang Yimou News   Update On The Road Home Pictures September 13, 2002 As was reported in Very Early The Road Home Pictures, the pictures posted of Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Yimou at a very early The Road Home function in China, were reasoned correctly not to be from the Hundred Flowers and the Golden Rooster Awards, held in the city of Nanning in the South China on Tuesday, Nov 21, 2000. But instead are from a special The Road Home screening for students in Beijing on September 24, 1999. The first is of Ziyi speaking to the audience of students. The second is of Ziyi signing autographs for the students outside of the screening hall. The third is a solo picture of Ziyi on stage. The fourth is of Zhang Yimou, director of The Road Home, and Ziyi on stage. The fifth is of Zhang Yimou, Ziyi, a Professor Di, his son and a presently unidentified woman. Special screenings for The Road Home were held often in Beijing, and while Ziyi was also filming Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Whenever not required to shoot a scene for Crouching Tiger, Ziyi would join Zhang Yimou at such special screenings to help promote the film. The Road Home was especially liked by the Chinese government because of the film's emphasis on education. They would use these screenings of the film to promote school education, and still do.   Thanks to joy for the news update. Links Official Websites The Road Home  (English) 《我的父亲母亲》  (Chinese) 『初恋のきた道』  (Japanese) IMDb/The Road Home Sina/《我的父亲母亲》  (Chinese)

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