I've also greatly admired the beautiful Gong Li.Red Sorghum,Raise the Red Lantern superb,To Live also fine,but i do think Zhang Yimou has lost his way (more than)a little since their split.I was never a fan of Chen Kaige-Farewell my Concubine was overrated,and in fact Zhang Yimou must take much of the credit for the seminal Yellow Earth,as the cinematographer.But Gong Li brought such elegance,poise and authority to her roles;the films would certainly have suffered without her. 