Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
Summary |
In a smoky gambling den in 1940's China, a drunken young man runs through his family's fortune, losing their ancestral home and all their possessions. This staggering loss proves to be their salvation, and the first step in an odyssey of survival that will take them through war and revolution love and loss, tragedy ... and triumph |
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Widescreen |
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DVD ; region 1 ; NTSC ; Dolby digital stereo surround ; 1.85:1 widescreen presentation enhanced for 16:9 televisions |
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No rating given |
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In Mandarin Chinese; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned in English |
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Winner, Grand Jury Prize, 1994 Cannes Film Festival ; winner, Best Actor (Ge You), 1994 Cannes Film Festival ; winner, Best Film Not in the English Language, BAFTA Awards, 1995 |
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Available to Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Foreign films.
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SUBJECT |
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024120 -- Drama.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612
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China -- History -- 1949- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024123 -- Drama.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612
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Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Author |
Zhang, Yimou.
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Gong, Li, 1965-
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Hua, Yu, 1930-
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