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Ge You
Ge You (born April 19, 1957) is a Chinese actor. One of the most critically acclaimed performers in China, Ge is known for his signature bald head, comic timing, and intelligent, subtle acting. Ge became the first Asian actor to win the Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival), Cannes Best Actor Award for his role in Zhang Yimou's ''To Live (1994 film), To Live'' (1994). He is also known for TV sitcoms ''Stories From The Editorial Board'' (1992) and ''I Love My Family'' (1994); films ''After Separation'' (1993), ''Farewell My Concubine (film), Farewell, My Concubine'' (1993), ''The Emperor's Shadow, The Emperor’s Shadow'' (1996), ''The Dream Factory (film), The Dream Factory'' (1997), ''Big Shot's Funeral'' (2001)'', Cell Phone (film), Cell Phone'' (2003), ''A World Without Thieves'' (2004)'', The Banquet (2006 film), The Banquet'' (2006), ''Sacrifice (2010 film), Sacrifice'' (2010), and the film series ''If You Are the One (film), If You Are the One'' (2008–2023). Career G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ge (surname)
Ge () is a surname of Chinese origin. One branch of the family became the compound surname Zhuge. In 2013 it was found to be the 110th most common surname, composed of 1.95 million people or 0.150% of the total national population, with the province with the largest population being Jiangsu.中国四百大姓 Front Cover, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., Jan 1, 2013 It is the 44th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. Notable people * Ge Yunfei (; born 1789, died 1841), Chinese General of the Qing Dynasty who served in the First Opium War * Ge Hongsheng ( 1931–2020), Chinese politician * Ge Tian (; born 1988) Chinese actress and fashion model * Ge Xiaoguang (born 1953), Chinese artist * Christine Ko (born 1988) a Taiwanese-American actress * Ko Yu-chin (; born 1939), Taiwanese politician * Ernest Shiu-Jen Kuh (; 1928–2015) was a Chinese-born American electrical engineer Stagenames * Grace Chang Grace Chang (born 13 June 1933), known in Chinese as Ko La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Love My Family
''I Love My Family'' () is a Chinese sitcom. It was China's first multi-camera sitcom and it originally aired from 1993 to 1994 with a total of 120 episodes. It is also the first Mandarin-language sitcom. It was directed by Ying Da and Lin Cong and written primarily by Liang Zuo and Wang Shuo. It was produced by Beijing Red Green Blue TV and Commercials Center. ''I Love My Family'' is notable for being the first and one of the very few Chinese multi-camera sitcoms to be performed in front of a live audience, with the other being 1998's ''Chinese Restaurant'', also helmed by Ying. It was inspired by the popularity of Mandarin-dubbed episodes of ''Growing Pains'' as well as the family-centered premise. It is regarded as a "milestone of Chinese TV comedy", and its director, Ying Da, is acclaimed as the "godfather of Chinese sitcoms", and "China's Norman Lear" by foreigners. Primarily a sitcom, each scene plays like a skit, combining humour and emotional content. Wen Xingyu (The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codename Cougar
''Codename Cougar'' (also known as ''Codename: Cougar'', ''Operation Cougar'' or ''The Puma Action'') is a 1989 Chinese thriller film. It was co-directed by Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang. Unlike the bulk of Zhang's early works (ranging from 1986's '' Red Sorghum'' to 1995's '' Shanghai Triad''), which were all historical pieces, ''Codename Cougar'' is a modern thriller involving a skyjacked airliner and political intrigue. The film was made as a private investment by a friend of Zhang, but parts of their initial ideas were censored by the Chinese authorities. In the end, the film broke even but earned no profits. Zhang called it "a purely commercial gun chase film". Plot The film follows a commercial airliner on a routine flight between Taipei and Seoul that is hijacked and taken to mainland China by the fictional Taiwan Revolutionary Army Front. Communist authorities cannot seize the plane because of the presence of an important business figure on the flight, and agree to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feng Xiaogang
Feng Xiaogang ( zh, s=冯小刚, t=馮小剛, p=Féng Xiǎogāng; born 18 March 1958 in Beijing) is a Chinese filmmaker and actor. Rising to fame for directing comedies, Feng played a pivotal role in shaping the Chinese New Year films, with films such as '' Dream Factory'' (1997), '' Be There or Be Square'' (1998)'', Sorry Baby'' (1999), '' Big Shot’s Funeral'' (2001), ''Cell Phone'' (2003), and the film series '' If You Are the One'' (2008–2023), all starring Ge You''.'' Since the 2000s, Feng has transitioned from comedies to other genres including war and period dramas, such as '' A World Without Thieves'' (2004)'', The Banquet'' (2006), '' Assembly'' (2007), '' Aftershock'' (2010), '' Back to 1942'' (2012), '' I Am Not Madame Bovary'' (2016), for which he won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director, and ''Youth'' (2017). As an actor, Feng won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance in '' Mr. Six'' (2015). Early life Feng's father, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spring Festival
''The Spring Festival'' () is a 1991 Chinese drama film directed by Huang Jianzhong. The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Li Baotian as Father * Zhao Lirong as Mother * Ding Jiali as Sister-in-law * Ge You as Son-in-law Awards and nominations See also * List of submissions to the 64th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 64th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English language, Englis ... * List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links * 1991 films 1991 drama films Chinese drama films 1990s Mandarin-language films {{1990s-China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Hua
Yu Hua (; born 3 April, 1960) is a Chinese novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is widely considered one of the greatest living authors in China. Shortly after his debut as a fiction writer in 1983, his first breakthrough came in 1987, when he released the short story " On the Road at Age Eighteen". Yu Hua was regarded as a promising avant-garde or post-New Wave writer.Anne Wedell-Wedellsborg, “One Kind of Chinese Reality: Reading Yu Hua. ”Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews, Vol. 18 (Dec., 1996), pp. 129–143. Many critics also regard him as a champion for Chinese meta-fictional or postmodernist writing. His novels ''To Live'' (1993) and '' Chronicle of a Blood Merchant'' (1995) were widely acclaimed. "By the time I began to read him, he had two late 20th-century novels under his belt that had each earned critical raves. The first of these, To Live, was made into an acclaimed film directed by Zhang Yimou, while the second, Chronicle of a Blood Merchan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Shuo
Wang Shuo (, born August 23, 1958) is a Chinese writer. A leading figure in “hooligan literature” (痞子文学) and the New Beijing School of Chinese literature, he was influential in the 1980s and 1990s, known for his cynical, irreverent style and use of Beijing colloquialisms. Background Wang grew up in an army compound in Beijing. His family was of Manchu ancestry. When he was an adolescent, his parents were sent to the countryside as part of the Cultural Revolution, leaving him and his brother alone in Beijing among other children whose parents were also away. He joined the People's Liberation Army Navy, navy as a medical assistant where he spent four years, before pursuing a career as a writer. Reception and controversy Despite the frequent controversies surrounding him, Wang is widely considered to be one of China's most popular and easily recognizable authors, and has been applauded by literary critics. ''The New York Times Book Review'' contributor Sheryl WuDu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ge Cunzhuang
Ge Cunzhuang ) was a Chinese actor. He won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998, for '' Zhou Enlai, A Great Friend''. On 4 March 2016, he died at the age of 87. Ge You is his son. Selected filmography *''Once Upon a Time in China III ''Once Upon a Time in China III'' is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film written, produced and directed by Tsui Hark. Jet Li stars as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung. It is the third installment i ...'' (1993) *'' Spicy Love Soup'' (1997) *'' Waiting Alone'' (2004) *'' Little Soldier Zhang Ga'' (2005) *'' Call for Love'' (2007) *'' The Founding of a Republic'' (2009) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ge, Cunzhuang 1929 births 2016 deaths Chinese male film actors 20th-century Chinese male actors 21st-century Chinese male actors People from Hengshui Male actors from Hebei Chinese male television actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If You Are The One (film)
''If You Are the One'' () is a 2008 Chinese romantic comedy film written and directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Ge You and Shu Qi. The film was successful at the Chinese box office, earning over ¥364 million (US$53.7 million) at the box office and becoming one of Feng's top-grossing films to date. Two sequels have been released: '' If You Are the One 2'' (2010) and '' If You Are the One 3'' (2023). Plot Qin Fen, in his late forties, returns to China after many years overseas. He did not earn any degree while he was overseas but he is good at convincing others. After selling an "innovative invention" to a high-profile (but foolish) angel investor, Qin becomes a multimillionaire and with his new fortune, he decides to put an end to his bachelor life, advertising online for potential marriage partners, to apply "if you are the one", that is, only if they are sincere. He encounters various candidates, from a homosexual former workmate, a cemetery saleswoman with a thick sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrifice (2010 Film)
''Sacrifice'' is a 2010 Chinese historical drama film directed by Chen Kaige, starring Ge You, Wang Xueqi, Huang Xiaoming, Fan Bingbing and Vincent Zhao. It is based on the Yuan dynasty play '' The Orphan of Zhao'' by Ji Junxiang. It was distributed in the United States by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Plot The story is set in Jin, a duchy under the Zhou dynasty, during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. The Zhao clan, led by Chancellor Zhao Dun and his son General Zhao Shuo, are in a power struggle against General Tu'an Gu. Tu'an Gu secretly murders the Duke of Jin, frames the Zhao clan for the murder, and then uses that as an excuse to execute the entire Zhao clan. The sole survivor of the Zhao clan is Zhao Shuo's infant son, Zhao Wu, whose mother is the Duke's elder sister, Lady Zhuang. Lady Zhuang pleads with Tu'an Gu's subordinate, Han Jue, to spare her child. She then instructs Cheng Ying, a physician, to bring the child to Gongsun Chujiu, a friend of the Zhao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Banquet (2006 Film)
''The Banquet'' (Chinese: 夜宴), released on DVD in the United States as ''Legend of the Black Scorpion'', is a 2006 ''wuxia'' drama film. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film was directed by Feng Xiaogang and stars Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, Daniel Wu and Zhou Xun. It is a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Hamlet'' set in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in 10th century China. Plot At the end of the Tang dynasty, China is divided. The Crown Prince, Wu Luan, is deeply in love with the noblewoman Little Wan. However, his father, the Emperor, decides to marry her. Wu Luan, deeply hurt, flees to a remote theater to study music and dance. Meanwhile, the Emperor is murdered by his brother, Li, who takes the throne. He also dispatches riders to assassinate Wu Luan, who survives the attack. Returning to court, Wu Luan is met by Empress Wan and her lady-in-waiting Qing Nu who is officially still engaged to him. The tension in the Imperial Court is high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
