To Live
1994, Drama, 2h 5m
22 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsWhat to know
To Live (Huo zhe) offers a gut-wrenching overview of Chinese political upheaval through the lens of one family's unforgettable experiences. Read critic reviews
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Critic Reviews for To Live
All Critics (22) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (3)
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His film grows progressively in meaning and resonance as it develops. Highly recommended.
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It's a film of handsome backdrops and often complexly comic scenes, but also of stultifying pointlessness.
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A well-crafted but in no way earth-shaking entry in the helmer's oeuvre.
March 26, 2009 | Full Review… -
Zhang's purpose is less to show the oppressive iniquities of Mao's era than to evoke the optimistic spirit that allowed people to survive it.
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There is no mistaking the political toughness of this melodrama's message.
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Audience Reviews for To Live
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Nov 25, 2010This was really good. Li Gong is recognizable from Hero (she's actually been in a lot of things). The scenes of mourning are painful to watch, because it is so real and honest. If you enjoyed other works by this director, (Hero, House of Flying Daggers and Curse of The Golden Flower being the most famous) you will probably enjoy this....no martial arts, however. This is a moving drama with some interesting history. Well done film.Cynthia S Super Reviewer
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Apr 20, 2010[color=red]"To Live" is an emotionally powerful epic about a family living in China from the 1940's to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960's. I felt like this movie gave me the most realistic impression of living under Mao Zedong during this tumultuous period of time.[/color]Walter M Super Reviewer
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Oct 22, 2009<a href="http://tinypic.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i32.tinypic.com/27yrew0.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> To Live was my fourth movie that I have seen from this excellent Chinese director Yimou Zhang.It was beautiful and so real and heartbreaking at times, you could feel the pain of the lead characters. Yimou traveled the viewer through three decades in the movie making us understand the people, their tragedy, respect, and adoration for the Communist. Gong Li was beautiful and I have seen her in the other movies of this same director. The movie was about this family going through life, surviving tragedies but they continue 'Living', That was the beauty of the film.Daisy M Super Reviewer
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Sep 27, 2008An awesome foreign language movie that I watched in a history class.Andrew F Super Reviewer
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