A Chinese film directed by Zhang Yimou,won the Golden Lion Prize for best movie at the 56th Venice Film Festival.
Zhang says it is the most satisfying film he has ever directed.
This is the third time that Zhang has won a prize at the Venice Film Festival.His Raise the Red Lantern won the Sliver Lion Prize in 1991.One year later,he won the Golden Lion Prize for the film The Story of Qiuju.
Zhang has won other prizes at international film festival.For example,he was awarded the Golden Bear Prize for his film Red Sorghum at the 38th Berlin International Movie Festival in 1988.