In this popular showbiz, Jia Zhangke's wife Zhao Tao can be said to be the second, and no one dares to call the first!
As Jia Zhangke's "queen heroine", Zhao Tao obviously has a lot of film and television resources, and he starred in the movie "Platform" as soon as he debuted, and won a series of international awards.
However, I don't know if it's because her appearance is not outstanding enough, or because her life is low-key, or because she was too embarrassed to intervene in Jia Zhangke's marriage back then, in short, she just didn't become popular.
But Zhao Tao himself doesn't seem to care about this, because with her husband Jia Zhangke, the "cash cow", her next actress award may be just around the corner!
As of February 19, 2024, director Jia Zhangke has spread the news of his new movie "Merry Generation", but fans are not concerned about the film itself.
Perhaps because everyone recognizes Jia Zhangke's excellent directing skills, it is clear that the film has not yet been released, and fans have left messages under Jia Zhangke's dynamics, saying that Zhao Tao will become the queen of Cannes.
It can be clearly seen that the fans of Zhao Tao and Jia Zhangke are very confident, and they believe that Zhao Tao will not only become the heroine of the film, but also have an excellent performance.
It actually makes sense that fans are so confident, after all, the great director Jia Zhangke not only has an excellent creative level, but also a full "favorite wife madman".
In 1999, after meeting Zhao Tao, an actor from a non-professional class, Jia Zhangke's eyes could no longer tolerate other women. From that moment on, as long as it is Jia Zhangke's movie, the heroine must be Zhao Tao.
In the past 25 years, although Zhao Tao and Jia Zhangke have evolved from partners to husband and wife, their division of labor has always been the same, Jia Zhangke is in charge of directing, and Zhao Tao is shouldering the heavy responsibility of actors. It can be said that they are the "golden boys and girls" in the film and television industry.
Many netizens said that the reason why Zhao Tao can become today's actor is completely thanks to Jia Zhangke. If Jia Zhangke hadn't discovered her at the beginning, maybe she would still be an ordinary dance teacher now!
That's right, after all, Zhao Tao didn't dream of becoming an actor at the beginning. First of all, her appearance is not outstanding; Secondly, she did not have professional acting training. Who would have thought that 25 years later, she would become an international movie star?
What's even more surprising is that Zhao Tao is not Jia Zhangke's original partner. When he married Jia Zhangke, he was even suspected of being a third party who destroyed the relationship between Jia Zhangke and his ex-wife.
Many people are curious about what kind of actor can make Jia Zhangke fall in love with him and make him abandon his former wife, and this actor is Zhao Tao. However, netizens who have seen Zhao Tao's true appearance have been silent.
is not only ordinary in appearance, Zhao Tao can even be regarded as relatively unattractive among female stars. However, it was this "ugly girl" that made Jia Zhangke resolutely give up his ex-wife when he was newly married, and he has been praising her as the heroine for 25 years.
In 1999, Jia Zhangke was still a new director who was just beginning to emerge. His film "Xiao Wu" won the Grand Prix at the Berlin Film Festival at that time, which can be described as a great achievement. As the saying goes, "The cave room spends candle nights, and the gold list is inscribed", Jia Zhangke that year can be described as a double happiness. Not only did he win the award, but he also married a very capable partner in his peers.
This colleague is Zhu Jiong, who is not only an alumnus of Jia Zhangke, but also the daughter of a professor at Beijing Film Academy. Jia Zhangke recalled the past and admitted that his wife had provided him with a lot of help. However, it was in this year that Jia Zhangke's life ushered in a turning point. He became acquainted with Zhao Tao, became interested in the young female dance teacher, and insisted that she become the heroine of his new work "Platform".
Surprisingly, the two hit it off. Jia Zhangke's films focus on emotional experience rather than acting, and Zhao Tao is just the right emotional expression for him. Once "Platform" was released, it was deeply imprinted in the hearts of the audience.
Since this film, Jia Zhangke has successfully completed the transformation from a new generation of directors to a well-known director, and Zhao Tao has also become a source of inspiration for his creation. However, as a married person, getting too close to an unmarried actress will inevitably attract criticism. Just when it was rumored that Zhao Tao had ruined Jia Zhangke's marriage, Jia Zhangke made a major choice.
This decision is to divorce his ex-wife. Despite the many supports provided by his ex-wife, in 2009, Jia Zhangke announced that he was single and planned to marry Zhao Tao.
Netizens were surprised when they heard the news, but they didn't expect that Jia Zhangke, a great director who was dedicated to pursuing art, didn't care about his image in order to pursue his goddess! Despite the constant doubts, the marriage between Jia Zhangke and Zhao Tao is ironclad. First of all, they quickly held a wedding in romantic Venice in 2011, as if this was not enough, and in 2012 they held another one in Jia Zhangke's hometown of Shanxi. After marriage, the couple almost gave everything in pursuit of an artistic career, especially Zhao Tao, who even skipped dinner for several years in order to look her best in front of the camera, and even insisted on not having children. What's even more remarkable is that Jia Zhangke actually agrees with and supports Zhao Tao's practices, and the two are like obsessed art fanatics, devoting all their energy to film creation.
However, despite the repeated success of Jia Zhangke and Zhao Tao's post-marital works, and Zhao Tao has won a number of international actress awards for this, her status and popularity in the film and television industry have not met expectations. Until 2020, Zhao Tao qualified for the Oscar voter, causing a sensation. Although Wu Jing, Huang Jue and others also obtained voter qualifications at the same time, netizens are most concerned about Zhao Tao. Because everyone knows Wu Jing, but they are unfamiliar with Zhao Tao, and for a while, "who is Zhao Tao" has become a hot topic. It wasn't until Jia Zhangke celebrated his wife on Weibo that netizens suddenly realized. After learning that Zhao Tao was the wife of the famous director Jia Zhangke, although there were still some doubts, the wife of the great director must also have unique insights into art, so they began to echo Jia Zhangke and expressed high appreciation for Zhao Tao's acting skills.
If Zhao Tao's fans want to really understand her, they might as well click on her film. However, what was surprising was that it was discovered that her masterpieces were all taken by her husband Jia Zhangke. In addition, Zhao Tao's acting skills and appearance are also a little surprising and a little offensive. This doesn't look like a well-known actress no matter how you look at it!
The criticism of Zhao Tao on the Internet has become more and more intense, and some netizens even joked: "I can't understand Jia Zhangke's aesthetics." They began to wonder if the couple's filming was a form of flirting.
However, unexpectedly, when Zhao Tao's ** appeared on a "25 greatest actors of the 21st century"**, her image was completely changed. Zhao Tao's face is extremely eye-catching in this **, revealing a natural and beautiful oriental charm, which is particularly outstanding among many foreign faces.
Netizens have said that they finally understand Jia Zhangke's vision. It turns out that the beauty of Zhao Tao takes time and years of precipitation. Now 46 years old, she has gradually shown a unique temperament in her acting career, and has become more beautiful and moving.
Although Zhao Tao is not as well-known as some celebrities, her international influence is undoubted. And she shares Jia Zhangke's passion for art, and there must be many common topics between the two.
We look forward to seeing this couple work hand in hand to bring us more wonderful film works.