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Zhang remakes Coens' thriller

ZHANG Yimou says his first movie in three years has shades of comedian Stephen Chow's outlandish humor and marks the first time the "Raise the Red Lantern" director shot in digital format. In his first interview... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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