Magnum Poster: Gong Li, China, 1993

The film To Live, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li and Ge You, is the story of a couple living through tumultuous periods of modern Chinese history, from the Chinese Civil War in the late 1940s to the Culture Revolution. Released in 1994, the film won the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival that year and Best Non-English Language film at the BAFTAs in 1995.

Pictured above is actor Gong Li on set, shot by Marc Riboud, in 1993. Riboud had been following the rapid changes in China for over thirty years, having first visited the country in the late 1950s.

Size: 18 x 24 in (45.7 x 61 cm)
Printed on 135gsm FSC certified Symbol Tatami paper

This poster is for personal use only, intended for display in the home or other private spaces. For all other purposes, such as display in public spaces or institutions, publishing the image online or in print, or any other form of usage, permission must be granted by Magnum Photos. Please contact the Magnum Shop with any questions.

Each frame is hand-crafted and made-to-order and includes framing-grade quality plexiglass, which comes with ~60% UV protection.

Please allow up to three additional weeks before your order is shipped when ordering a framed item.

Please note: due to the nature of the framing process the artist archival stamp that is on the recto of our Contact Sheet, Darkroom and Magnum Edition prints will be obscured upon framing.

All of our prints are shipped flat and separately from other items in your order. Unframed posters are shipped within a sturdy tube.

If you order a framed print will ship carefully packed in bubble wrap and a sturdy box separately from other items in your order.

Please allow an extra three weeks for delivery for all framed items.

All posters are shipped carefully rolled up in a tube separately from other items in your order. If you order a framed poster it will ship carefully packed in bubble wrap and a sturdy box separately from other items in your order. Please allow an extra 3 weeks for framing your orders.

Kindly be aware that this item will be shipped from the United States and is subject to any applicable duties and taxes imposed by the destination country. These charges will be calculated and applied at the checkout and are the responsibility of the purchaser.