The moment the extraordinary actress Zhao Tao first appears in "Mountains May Depart," line dancing to the Pet Shop Boys' cover of "Go West," she and writer-director Jia Zhangke (her husband and ...

21 Jul – Zhao Tao has recently been named one of the jury members of the upcoming 82nd Venice International Film Festival.

Zhao Tao: I think my relationship with these two men in the film was not so explicit in the script, so my job was to flesh out all the different experiences over our lifetime together.

Zhao Tao: I wanted to find specific characterization for each period and each age. For Tao in 1999, I wanted to portray her as someone who’s very pure, very naive, who only looks at the bright ...

Zhao Tao (“Mountains May Depart”) and Liao Fan (“Black Coal, Thin Ice”) are set to star in Jia Zhang-ke’s new film, “Ash is Purest White,” the Chinese auteur’s follow up to ...

As a crime romance dissolves over time, Jia and star Zhao Tao create another mesmerizing portrait of ever-changing China. Cohen Media Group. Robert Abele. March 14, 2019 @ 12:06 PM.

Zhao Tao stars in Jia Zhangke's epic, lyrical "Caught by the Tides" as a woman searching for a lost lover in a defining portrait of modern China.

Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke leads his partner and muse, Zhao Tao, on a decades-long romantic odyssey in Caught By the Tides. Skip to main content Open Mega Menu ...

Zhao Tao and Liao Fan star in 'Ash Is Purest White,' Jia Zhang-ke's chronicle of the relationship between a low-level Chinese crook and the woman who goes to prison for him.

Zhao Tao and Liao Fan in Ash is Purest White (2018). Courtesy Shozo Ichiyama. Zhangke, through his films, has provided glimpses into globalising China like few other directors before and after him.

11 Sep - Zhao Tao has recently appeared at the Toronto International Film Festival to receive her Tribute Award.. The 47-year-old actress looked stunning all covered up in her pink dress as she ...

Despite the Dominance of Blockbusters, Independent Arthouse Movies Are Becoming Increasingly Popular in China.