An actress for the ages
China DailyActress Gong Li poses with four members of the jury panel－ Leste Chen, Zhang Songwen, Wuershan and Chen Kun－at the opening ceremony of the 11th Beijing International Film Festival on Sept 20. In the winter of 2002, Zhang Songwen, who is now an award-winning actor known for the smash hit The Bad Kids, stumbled upon a tale about Gong Li, an internationally recognized Chinese film star. Then working as a teaching assistant at the Beijing Film Academy, Zhang had rented an apartment from another actor, Liu Peiqi, who told Zhang he could also use his cotton-padded jackets to keep warm in the chilly weather of the city. In 1992, the film, starring Gong as a rural pregnant woman who stubbornly seeks justice, won the Golden Lion, the top award at the Venice International Film Festival, and also earned her the best actress award.
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An actress for the ages
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