Zhang Yi Mou

I've been an ardent fan of Zhang Yi Mou ever since I viewed his movie Raise The Red Lantern and the lowly status of women practically faceless in a patriarchial household.My absolute fav is Life starring Ge You and his muse Gong Li.But there are more art house indie movies that don't command big box office earnings but are absolutely artistic like Happy Times about an aged bachelor and his heart of gold in helping his blind step daughter to get a decent job.It's bittersweet comedy like Charlie Chaplin's City Lights but with a decidedly Chinese streak.The other poignant movie with a theme of love and reconciliation between father and son is Riding alone for a thousand miles which starrs the Japanese actor as a father and the lengths he goes to to fulfil the wishes of his dying son.It'll be good when streaming services are introduced to enable independent art house movies to reach a wider audience world wide.