"The River of Musing"
Painting and poem by Andrew C.C. Huang
(Originally published in China Times)
冥思的河流
冥思中 想著逝去的愛及未來的夢想
煙環及思想的河流交織
淹沒陳舊的地板
把自己載到 另一個悲歡交織的地方
Master of His Generation -- China master Zhang Yimou discusses his latest movie “House of Flying Daggers” and the crafts of filmmaking -- By Andrew Huang (This article originally appeared in Taiwan News on December 15, 2004) When I saw Zhang Yimou, he was sitting in a beech chair situated right next to the swimming pool of the Martinez Hotel in Cannes. The brilliant sunlight of the summer French Riviera was brilliant and all-penetrating. The cascade of light poured onto the swimming pool surface and bounced back onto the poolside. In the middle of his long press junket, director Zhang was sitting in his chair, his entire body enveloped by the celestial brilliance of sunglow. The effect is what you would call a cinematic moment --- a cinematic master sitting right in front of you literally radiating light. Zhang is wearing his trademark working-class style outfit – blue shirt over grey T-shirt with olive pants. It seems that despite his decade plus world-class fame, Zhang remains clos...
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