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Gong Li
Gong Li ( zh, s=巩俐, t=鞏俐; born 31 December 1965) is a Chinese-born Singaporean actress. She is regarded as one of the best actresses in China today, known for her versatility and naturalistic performances. She starred in three of the four Chinese-language films that have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Gong was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, and grew up in Jinan, Shandong. She enrolled at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, from where she graduated in 1989. While a student at the Academy, she was spotted by director Zhang Yimou and debuted in Zhang's '' Red Sorghum'' in 1987. Gong and Zhang's professional and personal relationship received much coverage in the Chinese-speaking world, as they continued to collaborate on a string of critically-acclaimed movies, including the Oscar-nominated features '' Ju Dou'' (1990) and '' Raise the Red Lantern'' (1991). For her role in the Zhang-directed '' The Story of Qiu Ju'' (1992), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gong (surname)
Gong is the pinyin romanization of several distinct Chinese surname, Chinese surnames, including 宫, 龔, 共, 公, 鞏, 功, 貢, and 弓. It may also be an alternative transcription of the surname Kong (surname), Kong (, ), or the Jyutping romanization of the Chinese surname Jiang (surname), Jiang. List of surnames romanized Gong * Gong (surname 龔), Gōng () is the 192nd most common surname in China. * Gong (surname 公), Gōng (公) ranks 408 in China. * Gǒng () ranks 370 in China. Origins from Zhou dynasty clan, from Qiang people alike Tibet people, or from Jin (Chinese state), Jin (state) clan. * Gōng (功) from Jiang (surname), Jiang (姜) clan, from noble of Song (state), or from Mongol people. * Gòng () from add-name Ji Gong (子貢) of Duanmu Ci (端木賜 / Dyun Muk; clan from Shaohao). * Gōng (宫) ranks 240th in Hundred Family Surnames and is mainly derived from Ji (surname 冀). 龔, 龚 Gōng () is the 192nd most common surname in China. It is the 99th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Qiu Ju
''The Story of Qiu Ju'' (, "Qiu Ju goes to court") is a 1992 Chinese comedy-drama film. The film was directed by Zhang Yimou and, as in many of his films, stars Gong Li in the title role. The screenplay is an adaption of Chen Yuanbin's (陈源斌) novella ''The Wan Family's Lawsuit'' (万家诉讼). The film tells the story of a peasant woman, Qiu Ju, who lives in a rural area of China. When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureaucrats and find justice. The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was a hit at film festivals and won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in 1992. Plot Qiu Ju is a peasant who lives in a small farming enclave with her husband Qinglai. She is in the final trimester of her pregnancy. One day while her husband is c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaking The Silence (film)
''Breaking the Silence'' ( zh, s=漂亮妈妈, t=漂亮媽媽, p=''Piàoliang māma'', l=pretty mother) is a 2000 Chinese film directed by Sun Zhou. It was China's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. ''Breaking the Silence'' stars the internationally known Gong Li as a single mother who struggles to raise her deaf child. The film premiered internationally at the 2000 Berlin International Film Festival. The film was one of three films voted Best Picture in the 2001 Hundred Flowers Awards The Hundred Flowers Awards () are, together with the Golden Rooster Awards, the most prestigious film awards honouring the best in Chinese cinema, as well as Hong Kong cinema and the Cinema of Taiwan. They are classified as the Chinese equiv .... See also * List of submissions to the 73rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emperor And The Assassin
''The Emperor and the Assassin'' (), also known as ''The First Emperor'', is a 1998–1999 Chinese historical romance film based primarily on Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin, as described in Sima Qian's ''Records of the Grand Historian''. The film was directed by Chen Kaige and stars Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, and Zhou Xun. The film was well received critically and won the Technical Prize at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. It was the most expensive Chinese film made up to that time, costing US$20 million.Yang, Jeff ''Once Upon a Time in China'' (Atria, 2003) p.204 Plot The film covers much of Ying Zheng's career, recalling his early experiences as a hostage and foreshadowing his dominance over China. He is essentially depicted as an idealist seeking to impose a peace or unity on the world. However, his experiencing of various betrayals and losses slowly turn him into a mad tyrant. The story consists of three main incidents: the attempt by Jing Ke to ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Box
''Chinese Box'' is a 1997 romantic drama film directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, and Michael Hui. It is set and was made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China on June 30, 1997. The film credits Paul Theroux as a source for the story, based on themes he explores in his 1997 novel ''Kowloon Tong''. It enjoyed modest box office success in the United States. Plot The movie unfolds at least nine different stories on very different levels. First, there is John as a reporter, trying to capture interesting scenes on the streets of Hong Kong, persuading himself his work gives his life a tangible meaning. Second, there is Vivian who is looking to find a balance in life, trying to escape from the underground she once was a part of and forget about her past, but is hindered in her attempts by prejudices that go back thousands of years in the Chinese society (including Hong Kong). Third, there is Vivian (still), with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Live (1994 Film)
''To Live'', (活着, ''Huózhe'') is a 1994 Chinese drama directed by Zhang Yimou and adapted from Yu Hua’s 1993 novel. The film spans the 1940s–1970s, tracing the Xu family’s survival through the Chinese civil war, Great Leap Forward, and Cultural Revolution. It won the Cannes Grand Prix, Ecumenical Jury Prize, and Best Actor (Ge You), and despite domestic censorship, is widely respected for its portrayal of ordinary resilience under political duress." The film looks back on four generations of the Xu family: Xu Fugui, played by Ge You; his father, a wealthy landowner; his wife, Jiazhen, played by Gong Li; their daughter, Fengxia, and son, Youqing; and finally their grandson, Little Bun. The action goes from the Chinese Civil War in the late 1940s to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. The film, like many examples of fiction and film in the 1970s and 1980s, demonstrates the difficulties of the common Chinese, but ends when conditions are seemingly improving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flirting Scholar
''Flirting Scholar'' (Cantonese: 唐伯虎點秋香; Jyutping: tong⁴ baak³ fu² dim² cau¹ heong¹) is a 1993 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Lik-Chi. It parodies famous works of literature which feature the same characters and settings. The title is itself a pun. The phrase "點秋香" means "to light Autumn incense", but as "秋香" is the actual name of a character, the title can also mean "courts Chow Heung". Plot In the Ming Dynasty, there were four scholars, whose literary and artistic skills are unmatched in China. Tong Pak Fu ( Stephen Chow) is the most famous, for having eight wives in addition to his expertise as an artist, poet, and calligrapher. However, Tong's wives are all gambling addicts and unappreciative of Tong's artistic skills. This leads to Tong's quest for a woman who can truly appreciate his strengths. The Tong Family comes from a pedigree of martial arts masters. They have two major enemies: the Evil Scholar, a notorious swordsman known fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Marshall
Robert Doyle Marshall Jr.http://www.alumni.cmu.edu/s/1410/images/editor_documents/alumnirelations/getinvolved/alumniawards/all_honorees_2018june1.pdf (born October 17, 1960) is an American film and theater director, producer, and choreographer. He is best known for directing the film version of the Broadway musical ''Chicago'', which was based on the play of the same name by playwright Maurine Dallas Watkins. His work on the film earned him the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, as well as nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director, the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. He also directed the films '' Memoirs of a Geisha'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'', ''Into the Woods'', '' Mary Poppins Returns'', and the Disney live-action remake '' The Little Mermaid''. Early life and education Robert Doyle Marshall Jr. was born in Madison, Wisconsin. His father and namesake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memoirs Of A Geisha (film)
''Memoirs of a Geisha'', released in Japan as ''Sayuri'', is a 2005 American epic film, epic Historical drama, period drama (film and television), drama film directed by Rob Marshall and adapted by Robin Swicord from the 1997 Memoirs of a Geisha, novel of the same name by Arthur Golden. It tells the story of a young Japanese girl, Chiyo Sakamoto, who is sold by her impoverished family to a geisha house () to support them by training as and eventually becoming a geisha under the pseudonym "Sayuri Nitta." The film centers around the sacrifices and hardship faced by pre-World War II geisha, and the challenges posed to geisha society by the war and a modernizing world. It stars Zhang Ziyi in the lead role, with Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li, Youki Kudoh, Suzuka Ohgo, Samantha Futerman and Ken Watanabe. The film was produced by Steven Spielberg (through production companies Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures) and Douglas Wick (through Red Wagon Entertainment). Production was split ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Board Of Review Award For Best Supporting Actress
The National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the annual film awards given (since 1954) by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. Winners 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple awards ;2 wins * Kathy Bates (2002, 2019) * Edith Evans (1959, 1964) * Angela Lansbury (1962, 1978) * Winona Ryder Winona Laura Horowitz (born ), known professionally as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Having come to attention playing quirky characters in the late 1980s, she achieved success with her more dramatic performances in the 1990s. Ryder's L ... (1990, 1993) See also * New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress * National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress * Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress References {{NBR Awards Chron National Board of Review Awards Film awards for supporting actress Awards established in 1954 1954 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
59th New York Film Critics Circle Awards January 16, 1994 ---- Best Picture: Schindler's List The 59th New York Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1993. The winners were announced on 15 December 1993 and the awards were given on 16 January 1994. Winners *Best Actor: **David Thewlis - ''Naked'' **Runners-up: Anthony Hopkins - '' The Remains of the Day'' and '' Shadowlands'' and Daniel Day-Lewis - ''In the Name of the Father'' *Best Actress: ** Holly Hunter - ''The Piano'' **Runners-up: Ashley Judd - '' Ruby in Paradise'' and Emma Thompson - '' The Remains of the Day'' *Best Cinematography: **Janusz Kamiński - ''Schindler's List'' **Runners-up: Michael Ballhaus - '' The Age of Innocence'' and Stuart Dryburgh - ''The Piano'' *Best Director: **Jane Campion - ''The Piano'' **Runners-up: Steven Spielberg - ''Schindler's List'' and Mike Leigh - ''Naked'' *Best Documentary: **'' Visions of Light'' **Runners-up: '' The War Room'' and '' Rock Hudson's Home Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farewell My Concubine (film)
''Farewell My Concubine'' is a 1993 Chinese-Hong Kong epic historical drama film directed by Chen Kaige, starring Leslie Cheung, Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi. Adapted for the screen by Lu Wei, based on the novel by Lilian Lee, the film is set in politically tumultuous 20th-century China, from the early days of the Republic of China to the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution. It chronicles the troubled relationships between two lifelong friends, the Peking opera actors Cheng Dieyi (Cheung) and Duan Xiaolou (Zhang), and Xiaolou's wife Juxian (Gong). The film's themes include identity confusion and blurred lines between real life and the stage, portrayed by the revered opera actor Dieyi, whose unrequited love for Xiaolou persists throughout. The film also addressed themes of political and societal disturbances in 20th-century China, which is typical of Chinese Fifth Generation cinema. ''Farewell My Concubine'' premiered on 1 January 1993, in Hong Kong. Upon release the film receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
