当西影片的《老井》在第二届东京国际电影节获得故事片大奖和最佳男演员奖等四项奖时,国内一位著名的电影评论家撰文说,这是西影厂继《生活的颤音》、《野山》和《人生》之后对中国影坛的第三次强力冲击。随即,被称为“影坛奇才”的张艺谋执导的故事片《红高粱》又以其浓郁的中国风格在第38届西柏林国际电影节上压倒群雄,捧回了素与亚洲电影无缘的金熊奖。顿时,西影厂名声大噪,万众瞩目。 When the “Old Well” of West Film won four awards such as the Feature Film Award and the Best Actor Award at the 2nd Tokyo International Film Festival, a well-known movie critic in China wrote that this is a movie that “ Tremolo ”,“ wild mountain ”and“ life ”after the third strong impact on the Chinese film. Immediately afterwards, the film “Red Sorghum” directed by Zhang Yimou, known as the “Film and Television Wizards,” once again overwhelmed the 38th West Berlin International Film Festival with its rich Chinese style and took back Gold Bear prize. Suddenly, West Film Factory reputation, much attention.