A Simple Noodle Story was inspired by the debut of the American filmmakers who created what 1996 film?
A Simple Noodle Story A Simple Noodle Story (), internationally A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop. (Blood Simple in the UK) is a 2009 film directed by Zhang Yimou. It is inspired by "Blood Simple", the 1984 debut of the Coen brothers, whose films Zhang Yimou lists as among his favorites. The film transports the original film's plot from a town in Texas to a noodle shop in a small desert town in Gansu province.
Kansas City (film) Kansas City is a 1996 crime film, directed by Robert Altman and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy and Steve Buscemi. "Kansas City" is also notable for its musical score being integrated into the film, with modern-day musicians recreating the Kansas City jazz of 1930s.