Yimou's strongest work was those that centered around Gong Li. After she stopped being the focal point, I thought his work slipped a lot. I am very happy to see an upswing in his career, with "The Road Home" and "Not One Less" though. THe smaller focus serves him well.

Does anyone have any info about the 2002 movie with him and Gong Li mentioned above? Title, release, confirmation, etc?