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The Road Home was the name of Bill Sprouse's band before and after his conversion to Christianity. See also: Timeline of Christianity Beliefs Though enormous diversity exists in the beliefs of those who self-identify as Christian, it is possible to venture general statements which describe the beliefs of a large majority. ...


Group members of the last configuration included: Bill Sprouse Jr. on vocals, keyboard, and fiddle, Ed McTaggart on drums, Mark Ala on pedal steel, John Falcone on bass, Diane Hershey on vocals. Mike Shoup was the sound man. Bill Sprouse Jr. ... The term synthesizer is also used to mean frequency synthesizer, an electronic system found in communications, or video synthesizer. ... Violin The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. ... Ed McTaggart is a drummer, best known for his work with the rock band Daniel Amos. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... The pedal steel guitar (also called steel guitar) is a type of guitar, and a method of playing the instrument. ... John Falcone was a life long friend of Bill Sprouse Jr. ... A Fender Jazz Bass Bass guitar (also called electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply bass) refers to an electric bass or an electric/acoustic string instrument with a similar appearance to the guitar, but with a larger body, commonly four strings, longer scale neck and tuned an octave lower... Mike Shoup was the consummate sound man in the early days of Maranatha! Music in the 1970s. ...


The Road Home (Chinese:我的父亲母亲 "My Father and Mother") is also a 1999 movie directed by the Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou. Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Zhang Yimou (Simplified Chinese: 张艺谋; Traditional Chinese: 張藝謀; pinyin: ) (born November 14, 1950) is a Chinese filmmaker and cinematographer who made his directorial debut in 1987 with the film Red Sorghum. ...

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Plot

This movie introduced the actress Zhang Ziyi. It is the story of a country girl (Zhang) and a young teacher falling in love during the Cultural Revolution and the teacher's death many years later that brings their big city living son to return for the funeral. Zhang Ziyi from the movie Hero This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang. ... A poster during the Cultural Revolution. ...

Awards

The film was nominated for and won several prestigious international film awards at the Sundance Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and Golden Rooster Awards in Beijing. The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks amongst the top five events of its type in the world. ... One of the A festivals in Europe. ... ▶ (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...


See also

The history of Chinese-language cinema has three separate threads of development: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China, and Cinema of Taiwan. ...

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The Road Home (791 words)
In The Road Home, Zhang Yimou returns to the plateau of his last film, the village school, collaborating with the cinematographer and the music composer from the said Not One Less (1999).
Collapsing in the snow, she is brought home to find the teacher was by her bedside for hours, but because he left the city without permission he is punished, for this is the time of the Cultural Revolution.
This is the same road the mother wants the funeral procession to follow when they return the coffin for burial.
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