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[the_grynne]

China Digital Times translates a long interview with director Zhang Yimou, the General Director of the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony, from South Weekend. (Part 2)
'Each time when we make modifications, I say to my team: The audience throughout China only cares about the results, not the process. No one will care why you made those modifications

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[trailer_spot]

The Zhang Yimou interview has reached the German (online) media today (Spiegel). Unsurprisingly, just like he mocked the "West", they point out his admiration for slave labour in China and North Korea and the involvment of the many, many "leaders" in the strictly unpolitical Olympics.

[the_grynne]

What an ass. I'm so glad Gong Li doesn't make films with him any more.