4 - Temptress Moon Gong Li
Chinese film – making up till then came out of a very theatrical and financially tight tradition . Mostly lots of rehearsal and basically one take per shot . So when Gong Li asked me on our first day on the Temptress Moon shoot “ where is my mark ? “ I am not sure if we changed history or just scared her into compliance when I replied “ there are no marks . Go where you feel best . I will follow “