Ziyi Zhang

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she' ok

 

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found these 2 pix

(what a beautiful smile!! )

chinabroadcast.cn

 

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Some pretty posters of the Banquet:

 

[Fruchtzwerg]

What is the movie about? The posters looks interesting.

 

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Here's a plot summary from IMDB:
A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet.

 

[Edison0609]

i am waiting for this movie showing~
:-)

 

[style_savy]

Zhang Ziyi @ The Banquet premiere in Venice Festival (september 3, 2006)
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Zhou Xum & Zhang Ziyi @ 63rd Venice International Film Festival, 3 Sep. 2006
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Thnx, style savy!
She's such a darling!!

 

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This is soooo cute

sina.com.cn

 

[shimmer]

love her dress for that premere!! it's so bold, the colour!! reminds me of that lime-yellow one she wore for another event.. she does bold colors nicely

 

[kikidior]

^ she does. very courageous use of color. i just hope she has the same risk taking in the design of clothes. she's gorgeous though. i love the posters!

 

[snow-phoenix]

ZZ is the new spokeswoman for Ganier in China:

The report says L'Oreal threw in an eight-digit budget for the marketing campaign in China featuring Ziyi the new face of Garnier. Before the gathering wound up, she witnessed the auction of some Garnier skincare sets as well as a few memorabilia in her name, including stamps from her own collection and movie posters. The winning bidders added 100,000 yuan to donations for a nature preservation project in China launched by World Wildlife Fund. She then matched the sum with cash from her own savings for the same cause.
At an Interview for the Venice Film Festival:
By Mao Gouli
Sohu: This is your first visit to Venice, isn't it?

Zhang Ziyi: Yes. I received an invitation (from the organizers in Venice) to be a judge. I'd always wanted to come here -- the city on the sea with a film festival to boot. Though I've been to many film festivals before, the one in Venice is too important to pass. So I promised to come no matter what.

Sohu: Will you take this opportunity to look around here?

ZZ: (Laugh) Not very likely. I've been giving interviews all day today, from morning till now without stop. I certainly hope to have a look-see in the city if I have time. This is my first time here after all.

Sohu: With The Banquet being only for exhibition this time, does it make you feel less pressure than you do as an award presenter or a nominee?

ZZ: Not really. However, that doesn't mean I felt pressure when I was in competition before.

Quite a few Chinese directors are in competition at this Venice Film Festival, including Director To Kay Fung from Hong Kong. I was very happy when I learned his movie was entered in the race (for the golden lion), because it is also an encouragement to Chinese cinema. There are on average about 20 Chinese movies in competition at various international film festivals each year, which I believe is a very significant fact.

Sohu: Why do you feel particularly proud (about this fact)?

ZZ: Now the European and American markets are increasingly interested in Chinese movies, the number of Chinese productions shown at the top three festivals (Cannes, Venice and Toronto, I assume?) have grown noticeably. This in a way shows our country is becoming stronger, whether for its economy or global status. Every Chinese, being in the movie industry or not, should feel proud about this. I think we have opened the door to the international market, but that's just the first step. The key lies in how we keep it open to us in the future.

Sohu: So far I haven't seen The Banquet. But Jasmine Women is one of my personal favorite.

ZZ: I feel blessed with every film I've made so far. If the characters I portray in Jasmine Women had not given me so much room to show what I was capable of, people probably would have found little in terms of my acting skill. Take The Banquet for example, this character (Queen Wan) gave me so much space for acting. I felt as strongly as I had done while watching The Story of Qiu Ju. This film is about one woman, who is the essence and soul of the story. That's why we all gush about how fortunate an actor is to be given a role like that, because you can thoroughly enjoy the whole process with your character.

Sohu: How can someone so young to express so many different feelings?

ZZ: (Laugh) I've experienced quite a lot myself. The accumulation of experiences in life and so many things I've encountered. That’s not to rule out the importance of intuition in an actor. To tell you the truth, I didn't know how to portray my characters in the first two movies I made. Only now I have learned the right way to flesh out a character with the right means and feelings.

Sohu: The foreign press now knows who Zhang Ziyi is and even treats you as synonymous to Chinese cinema. Does this give you a lot of pressure?

ZZ: I certainly feel responsible for my the movies I am in, knowing that many people will see them, and I feel compelled to give all I have to them. I'd will myself to do my very best and make each movie the finest it can be. This probably sounds too hard on myself, but I just have to stick to a principle like that. For instance, many reporters asked me earlier today if I go to the United States to just to make Hollywood movies. As a matter of fact, I really don't see making Hollywood movies as that important. What is truly important is not making movies in Hollywood but making what movies. It's not important at all where to make movies. The key question is what movies you make.

Sohu: Some critics have commented that this character shows your real mettle as an actor. What do you think?

ZZ: Actually, I always aspire to do my very best in every film I make, whether the role is action-heavy or requires more acting skills. Being an actor is a process of accumulating (experience), through your roles and anything else. My performance in The Banquet would have been beyond me if it had been made three years earlier. Really, being an actor is definitely a process of accumulation.

Sohu: People gave your performance very high marks after watching The Banquet in Guangzhou.

ZZ: I'm deeply grateful for this movie. This character provided a very big stage for me and Director Feng Xiaogang gave me a lot of freedom to show my acting. He allowed me to work quite freely on interpreting this character without minimal pressure.

Sohu: People all say your Queen Wan is full of feelings and the way she reveals her deeper feelings is very gratifying.

ZZ: When I am acting, I cry whenever it is required (by the script), but what really moves the audience is not a tear or two, but the story behind them. Nowadays, what I emphasize most is the inner feelings. I have been aspiring to do my job steadily rather than hurriedly.

Sohu: Even now some people still believe Zhang Ziyi has had nothing but good luck.

ZZ: There is no need for me to deliberate on whether I'm a lucky person or not. I've come this far step by step, maybe following certain practical examples also helped, one movie at a time. If I had worked for money, I would have made many movies a year. But I see no need in do that. I respect my career, my roles and my works very much.

Sohu: Today's newspapers all carry your picture on the front page. What does that make feel?

ZZ: It gives me a strong sense of accomplishment. But is not just for me the individual, but for a Chinese movie. Though the papers print only my image, it is a recognition of our efforts as a creative group.
Sohu: I feel intimate with and very real the Zhang Ziyi I meet today. You are so different from what many reports have said about you.

ZZ: I'm really helpless in this kind of situations, as there are two sides in many things. I have been subjected to numerous controversies and I've managed to survive all that by being myself. The fact cannot be denied. I don't care very much what others say about me.

Sohu: That really demands a very healthy mentality.

ZZ: Absolutely. Otherwise I'd have no way out except hanging myself (laugh).

Sohu: Ever cried (for being wronged) before?

ZZ: You bet. No one's made of steel.

Sohu: Not any more, I assume. You look tough enough to me now.

ZZ: These days I just try my best not to think about it. Not long ago I attended an event with two foreign guests. We talked to each other courteously, but the press reports claimed I was speaking poor English. Then I though what if I kept my mouth shut? The reporters would probably say I could not understand a word in English. You see, it's just a matter of how you make of it. You're much better off taking it easy. I'm really grateful to people who understand me. As for those who don't, I take it they have their own reasons.

Sohu: I feel intimate with and very real the Zhang Ziyi I meet today. You are so different from what many reports have said about you.

ZZ: I'm really helpless in this kind of situations, as there are two sides in many things. I have been subjected to numerous controversies and I've managed to survive all that by being myself. The fact cannot be denied. I don't care very much what others say about me.

Sohu: That really demands a very healthy mentality.

ZZ: Absolutely. Otherwise I'd have no way out except hanging myself (laugh).

Sohu: Ever cried (for being wronged) before?

ZZ: You bet. No one's made of steel.

Sohu: Not any more, I assume. You look tough enough to me now.

ZZ: These days I just try my best not to think about it. Not long ago I attended an event with two foreign guests. We talked to each other courteously, but the press reports claimed I was speaking poor English. Then I though what if I kept my mouth shut? The reporters would probably say I could not understand a word in English. You see, it's just a matter of how you make of it. You're much better off taking it easy. I'm really grateful to people who understand me. As for those who don't, I take it they have their own reasons.

Reporter's note:

After the interview, Ziyi did not put down the microphone immediately and said sincerely: “I'd like to talk with you after the show if there is time. I really want to hear what other people say about (The Banquet). Any one, be it an actor, director, producer or screenplay writer, we all need to face the feedback from viewers. Negative or otherwise, I believe anything is acceptable as long as it's objective. Criticism is a kind of power in itself, as is compliment.

As we watch the Chinese movie industry step onto the world stage, I see in her (ZZ) the quality of an internationalized movie industry worker from China.

All credit to http://helloziyi.us

 

[christina126]

She is so pretty and so elegant! That pink dress makes her look like Cinderella to me for some reason! And I love that polka dot dress!

On a side note, that girl in the pics of her in the polka dot dress is wearing the same dress Jessica Simpson and MK Olsen both recently wore.

 

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On a side note, that girl in the pics of her in the polka dot dress is wearing the same dress Jessica Simpson and MK Olsen both recently wore.

Her name is Zhou Xun, she's in Miu Miu's ad campaign this season, and that dress is from Miu Miu F/W 06 RTW i think.

And yes, Ziyi looks super lovely in that polka dot dress , is that Emporio Armani?

 

[maghy7]

I can't wait for this movie! she is so beautiful!!!

Thank you all for the pics.

 

[jennifer716]

by carrie chan from the south china morning post

The local media never tires of giving Zhang Ziyi , (left, pictured with Zhou Xun far left), a hard time. Last week, a local magazine reported that she'd allegedly gone to a private party in Hong Kong with her white socks exposed and had squatted at a high-class club.

And at the weekend Zhang's fashion picks were drawing fire again. She wore a low-cut, polka-dot dress by Emporio Armani while promoting The Banquet at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday. But it was breathlessly reported that top mainland actress Xu Jinglei had already worn the dress once in public.

Apparently, Zhou Xun, who was also promoting the film, is more of a darling of the Hong Kong media. Zhou, whose boyfriend is a Taiwanese stylist, has been praised for wearing a green Miu Miu dress with long red gloves. The film, by bankable director Feng Xiaogang , premiered at the festival.

 

[Tushka_BeLLa]

Oh I think she is just wonderful !!!

 

[Juliet]

More of this dress sillines Jennifer was speaking about from movies.msn.com

Zhang Ziyi Mocked for Wearing Same Dress
Sep 5, 3:18 PM EST


The Associated Press
HONG KONG -- It was an actress' worst nightmare come true. While promoting her new movie at the Venice Film Festival this week, Zhang Ziyi — who starred in Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" — wore the same low-cut polka-dot dress that actress Xu Jinglei wore two months ago.
"Zhang Ziyi, who occasionally fumbles her wardrobe, wore the same outfit that Xu Jinglei wore at a press conference earlier," said a story in the Oriental Daily News. "What a big strategic mistake."
Xu wore the dress — identified by the Apple Daily newspaper as an Emporio Armani design — at a press conference in Hong Kong in July to promote the upcoming "Confession of Pain."
"Zhang Ziyi wears Xu Jinglei's old dress," said the headline in Apple Daily's entertainment section Monday.
The newspaper also ran a photo of Zhang chatting with Zhou Xun, a fellow actress from her new movie, "The Banquet," inserting a comiclike dialogue box that jokingly quotes Zhou as saying, "Poor you, wearing someone's old dress."
"The Banquet" was shown at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday.
Zhang rose to international fame after appearing in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Her Hollywood credits also include "Rush Hour 2" and "Memoirs of a Geisha."
Meanwhile, Zhang has confirmed that she will appear in an upcoming movie about Hua Mulan, the Chinese folk heroine that inspired the Disney animated film by the same name.
"`Hua Mulan' has basically been confirmed, but it won't be filmed quickly because it involves many factors like the script, and other actors," Zhang was quoted as telling the Chinese news Web site Sina.com. The transcript of the interview was posted Tuesday.
Zhang also said she will start filming an English-language movie at the end of the year. She did not give details.
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