To Live

Synopsis

Fugui's (Ge You) gambling leads him to lose everything, including his wife, Jiazhen (Gong Li), and his home. Over the following decades, he struggles to live as a peasant. He tries joining a theater troupe, and then he enlists in the Chinese army in hopes of being a good citizen. Yet, just as things get better -- and Jiazhen and their baby daughter return to him -- the Cultural Revolution begins and tragedy continues to strike his family. Despite numerous hardships, Fugui never gives up hope.

The 4K restoration of To Live was carried out by the Udine Far East Film Festival on the occasion of its 26th edition and carried out from the original image and sound negatives. The restoration was made in 2024 at Taipei Post Production Lab in collaboration with L'Immagine Ritrovata (Hong Kong - Bologna).

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