To Live [1994]
Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal
fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to
gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed
into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced
into menial work. They raise a family and survive, managing "to live"
from the 40's to the 70's in this epic, but personal, story of life
through an amazing period.