Zhang Yimou Was So Stressed From Helming Winter Olympics Opening & Closing Ceremonies, He Needed Medication To Be Able To Speak
The director's wife had taken to Weibo to reveal how badly the stress had affected the 71-year-old's health.
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Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou, 71, who directed the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics and who will also helm the closing ceremony, has seen his health take a major hit due to the stress of the task, according to his wife Chen Ting, 39.
In a Weibo post on Feb 14, she revealed that Yimou had already felt a lot of pressure when he directed the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
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