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Roots And Branches (film)
''Roots and Branches'' ( zh, s=我的兄弟姊妹, zh, p=Wo de xiongdi jiemei, literally "My Brothers and Sisters") is a Chinese film released in 2001. It was the third highest grossing Chinese film of 2001 at the domestic box office,Yingjin Zhang, ''Cinema, Space, and Polylocality in a Globalizing China'' (University of Hawaii Press, 2010), p. 71. but was not well received critically.Ying Xiao, "Chinese Rock'n'Roll Film and Cui Jian on Screen", in ''The Oxford Handbook of New Audiovisual Aesthetics'', edited by John Richardson, Claudia Gorbman, Carol Vernallis (Oxford University Press, 2013), pp. 275-277. Plot The parents of a family of four die in a blizzard and the children (two boys and two girls) are brought up separately. Twenty years later, the daughter who was adopted and taken abroad is returning to China as an internationally renowned classical musician and seeks to reconnect with her siblings, who are all living very different lives. The father of the children, a musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigi Leung
Gigi Leung Wing-kei (; born 25 March 1976) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. Early life She was born at Tsan Yuk Hospital in Sai Ying Pun on 25 March 1976 and was given the name Leung Pik-chi () for superstitious reasons; as a child, Leung suffered from frequent asthma attacks and it was believed a change of name would bring better health. At 176 cm, Leung earned the nickname of 'Tall Girl'. She has a twin brother named Keith Leung Wing-chun (Leung Wing-chun, ). Gigi Leung attended Maryknoll Convent School. Later, she went to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University where she gained a diploma from the School of Design. It was during her study at university that she accepted a modelling assignment from the watch company City Chain and caught the attention of film director Lee Chi-ngai who cast her in her very first movie, ''Doctor Mack'' (1995). The success of the movie brought her a further role in '' Full Throttle'' (1995), shot while she was finishing her diploma. For her s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiang Wu
Jiang Wu (born 4 November 1967) is a Chinese actor. He starred in Zhang Yimou's '' To Live'' (1994), and Zhang Yang's ''Shower'' (1999). He is the younger brother of Jiang Wen and is or was a member of the Beijing Experimental Theatre Troupe. Filmography * '' To Live'' (1994) * '' A Beautiful New World'' (1998) * ''Shower'' (1999) * '' All the Way'' (2001) * '' Roots and Branches'' (2001) * '' One Hundred'' (2001) * ''All the Invisible Children'' (2005) * '' Gun of Mercy'' (2008) * '' The Robbers'' (2009) * '' Let the Bullets Fly'' (2010) * '' The Warring States'' (2011) * '' Wu Xia'' (2011) * '' Snow Flower and the Secret Fan'' (2011) * '' The Sorcerer and the White Snake'' (2011) * ''1911'' (2011) * '' The Founding of a Party'' (2011) * '' Speed Angels'' (2011) * ''Lee's Adventure'' (2011) * ''The Floating Shadow'' (2012) * ''Happy Hotel'' (2012) * ''Very Kidnappers'' (2012) * '' A Touch of Sin'' (2013) * ''Love at First Sight'' (2014) * ''Bull Brothers'' (2014) * '' Temp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xia Yu (actor)
Xia Yu (; born 28 October 1976) is a Chinese actor. At the age of 18 years, he rose to international prominence after winning the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival in 1994 for his leading role in the film '' In the Heat of the Sun'' and became the youngest actor to win that award in the history of the Venice Film Festival. Biography Xia Yu was born on 28 October 1976 in Qingdao, Shandong Province. His father was once an actor and then became a painter. Xia was initially discovered by Jiang Wen who cast him in his semi-autobiographical film '' In the Heat of the Sun'' (1994). Despite being chosen partly because of his facial resemblance to a young Jiang, Xia's spirited and moving performance as a renegade youth conquered audiences. He was rocketed to international stardom after he won the Best Actor award from the Venice Film Festival (the youngest actor to win that award in the history of the festival), Singapore International Film Festival and Golden Horse Awards. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cui Jian
Cui Jian or Choi Geon ( zh, c=崔健; ; born 2 August 1961) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and musician. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Chinese Rock", Cui is often deemed the most influential rock musician in China. His music draws influences from Chinese traditional music, hip-hop, jazz, Electronic music, electronic, and Avant-garde music, avant-garde, while his lyrics often delve into political, social, and philosophical themes. Recognized for his Counterculture, countercultural importance, Cui is seen as a cultural icon whose works have significantly shaped rock music both domestically and across Asia. Born into an Koreans in China, ethnic Korean family with parents who were both artists, Cui began his musical career in 1981. In 1986, Cui performed his song "Nothing to My Name" at Beijing's Workers' Gymnasium, which is considered a seminal moment in the history of Chinese rock. Standing out in the Chinese music scene when Patriotism, patriotic bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Films
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2001 Romantic Drama Films
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2000s Mandarin-language Films
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Chinese Romantic Drama Films
Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of various ethnicities in contemporary China ** Ethnic minorities in China, people of non-Han Chinese ethnicities in modern China ** Ethnic groups in Chinese history, people of various ethnicities in historical China ** Nationals of the People's Republic of China ** Nationals of the Republic of China ** Overseas Chinese, Chinese people residing outside the territories of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan * Sinitic languages, the major branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family ** Chinese language, a group of related languages spoken predominantly in China, sharing a written script (Chinese characters in traditional and simplified forms) *** Standard Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
