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Wang Quan'an
Wang Quan'an () (b. 1965) is a Cinema of China, Sixth Generation China, Chinese film director. Wang was born in Yan'an, China. He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1991. He had a ten-year relationship with actress and muse Yu Nan, which ended in 2009. Career Unlike many of his contemporaries, who focus on urban life, Wang's films have often emphasized China's rural life, including ''Jingzhe (film), Jingzhe'' and ''Tuya's Marriage'' (2007). Wang's films have also often focused on female protagonists, including his first four films, who all starred actress Yu Nan. Wang's 2009 film, ''Weaving Girl'' took him to familiar territory, exploring working class female experiences in modern-day China. Wang's most recent film, ''Apart Together''—his first without Yu Nan in the starring role—follows an old Kuomintang soldier who returns to China from Taiwan after fifty years to find his first love. ''Apart Together'' opened the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival. In 2011, Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang (surname)
Wang () is the pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of the common Chinese surname (''Wáng''). It has a mixture of various origin with uncertain lineage of family history, however it is currently the list of common Chinese surnames, most common surname in Mainland China, one of the most common surnames in Asia, with more than 107 million in Asia. It is the 8th name listed in the famous Hundred Family Surnames. [Public Security Bureau Statistics: 'Wang' Found China's #1 'Big Family', Includes 92.88m People]." 24 Apr 2007. Accessed 27 Mar 2012. A separate surname (''Wāng'') is also romanized as Wang. Wang also has less common unrelated origins in the North Germanic languages, Scandinavian and Germanic languages. Population and distribution Wáng is one of the most common surnames in the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Sesame Oil Maker
''Woman Sesame Oil Maker'' () is a 1993 Chinese film. In the English speaking world it has been released in the United Kingdom under the title ''Women from the Lake of Scented Souls'' (the more literal translation) and more recently on DVD as ''Woman Sesame Oil Maker''. It is adapted from a novel by Zhou Daxin, "The Fragrant Oil Mill by the Lake of Scented Souls" (). The film is adapted and directed by Xie Fei and tells the story of a woman in a small village in Hebei who runs a small sesame oil business that becomes unexpectedly successful, but who then uses her money to buy for her mentally disabled son a peasant bride. The film won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1993, a prize it shared with Ang Lee's '' The Wedding Banquet''. Plot Illiterate villager Second Sister Xiang ( Siqin Gaowa) was sold as a tongyangxi ( child bride) to her present husband, a man with a lame leg, when she was seven. She has an intellectually disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 In Film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the List of highest-grossing films, top 50 list of highest-grossing films. Also in 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of that year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five (the first time since the 1943 awards). Evaluation of the year Film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' said that 2009 "began with the usual flurry of serious major movies given late December screenings in Los Angeles to qualify for the Oscars. They're now forgotten or vaguely regarded as semi-classics: ''The Reader (2008 film), The Reader'', ''Che (2008 film), Che'', ''Slumdog Millionaire'', ''Frost/Nixon (film), Frost/Nixon'', ''Revolutionary Road (film), Revolutionary Road'', ''The Wrestler (2008 film), The Wrestler'', ''Gran Torino'', ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''. It soon became apparent that horror movies would be the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
58th Berlin International Film Festival
The 58th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to February 17, 2008. The festival opened with Martin Scorsese's documentary film '' Shine a Light''. '' Be Kind Rewind'' by Michel Gondry served as the closing film. Greek filmmaker Costa Gavras, was selected to serve as the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Bear was awarded to ''Elite Squad'' directed by José Padilha. The retrospective dedicated to Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel was shown at the festival. Juries The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: Main Competition * Costa-Gavras, Greek filmmaker and producer - Jury President * Uli Hanisch, German production designer * Diane Kruger, German actress * Walter Murch, American director and editor * Shu Qi, Taiwanese actress and model * Alexander Rodnyansky, Russian producer Best First Feature Award Jury * Ben Barenholtz, American producer and distributor * Dominique Cabrera, French filmm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Bear
The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the Coat of arms of Berlin, coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The winners of the first Berlin International Film Festival in 1951 were determined by a West German panel, with five winners of the Golden Bear, divided by categories and genres. Between 1952 and 1955, the winners of the Golden Bear were determined by the audience members. In 1956, the FIAPF, Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films formally accredited the festival, and since then, the Golden Bear has been awarded by an international jury. The award The statuette shows a bear standing on its hind legs and is based on the 1932 design by German sculptor Renée Sintenis of Berlin's coat of arms of Berlin, her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In Film
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Pixar celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2006 with the release of its 7th film, ''Cars''. Evaluation of the year Philip French of ''The Guardian'' described 2006 as "an outstanding year for British cinema". He went on to emphasize, "Six of our well-established directors have made highly individual films of real distinction: Michael Winterbottom's '' A Cock and Bull Story'', Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'', Christopher Nolan's '' The Prestige'', Stephen Frears's '' The Queen'', Paul Greengrass's '' United 93'' and Nicholas Hytner's '' The History Boys''. Two young directors made confident debuts, both offering a jaundiced view of contemporary Britain: Andrea Arnold's Red Road and Paul Andrew Williams's London to Brighton. In addition the gifted Mexican Alfonso Cuaron came here ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 In Film
2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. ''Shrek 2'' was the year's top-grossing film, and ''Million Dollar Baby'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Evaluation of the year American film critic and professor Emanuel Levy described 2004 as "a banner year for actors, particularly men." He went on to emphasize, "I can't think of another year in which there were so many good performances, in every genre. It was a year in which we saw the entire spectrum of demographics displayed on the big screen, from vet actors such as Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, to seniors such as Al Pacino, Pacino, Robert De Niro, De Niro, and Dustin Hoffman, Hoffman, to newcomers such as Topher Grace. As always, though, the center of the male acting pyramid is occupied by actors in their forties and fifties, such as Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22nd Moscow International Film Festival
The 22nd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 2000. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Polish-French film '' Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease'' directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. Jury * Theodoros Angelopoulos (Greece – President of the Jury) * Caroline Ducey (France) * Irvin Kershner (United States) * Samira Makhmalbaf (Iran) * Jiro Shindo (Japan) * Sergei Solovyov (Russia) * Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov (Tajikistan) * Zhang Yuan (China) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden St. George: '' Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease'' by Krzysztof Zanussi * Special Silver St. George: '' The Garden Was Full of Moon'' by Vitali Melnikov * Silver St. George: ** Best Director: Steve Suissa for '' Taking Wing'' ** Best Actor: Clément Sibony for '' Taking Wing'' ** Best Actress: Maria Simon for '' Angry Kisses'' * Prix FIPRESCI: ''Lunar Eclipse'' by Wang Quan'an * Special Ment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunar Eclipse (film)
''Lunar Eclipse'' is a 1999 Chinese film and the directorial debut from Sixth Generation director Wang Quan'an. It is also the feature film debut of Wang's most frequent collaborator/muse Yu Nan. Unlike his next two films, which focus on rural communities, ''Lunar Eclipse'' is an urban drama following the wife of a newlywed couple (Yu Nan) who becomes mesmerized by an amateur photographer (Wu Chao) who claims to have once been in love with a woman who looked just like her. The film was produced by the Beijing Film Studio. With its themes of dual female identities, the film is often referenced in conjunction with Lou Ye's ''Suzhou River''. Cast * Yu Nan as Ya Nan, a young bride * Hu Xiaoguang as Guohao, Ya Nan's husband is Ying Yan Xiang * Wu Chao as Xiaobing, a minivan driver and amateur photographer Reception Awards and nominations * 2000 22nd Moscow International Film Festival - ''Lunar Eclipse'' was in competition for the festival's top prize, the Golden St. George, tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In Film
The year 1999 in film included Stanley Kubrick's posthumous final film ''Eyes Wide Shut'', Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film '' All About My Mother'', the science-fiction film ''The Matrix'', the animated works ''The Iron Giant'', ''Toy Story 2'', ''Tarzan'', and '' South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'', the Best Picture-winner '' American Beauty'', and the well-received '' The Green Mile''. Other noteworthy releases include M. Night Shyamalan's ''The Sixth Sense'', David Fincher's ''Fight Club'', Sofia Coppola's ''The Virgin Suicides'', Paul Thomas Anderson's ''Magnolia'' and Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman's ''Being John Malkovich''. The year also featured George Lucas' top-grossing '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace''. Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer celebrated their 75th anniversaries in 1999. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1999 by worldwide gross are as follows: Awards 1999 films By country/region * List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Berlin Film Festival
The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as president of the jury. '' Django'', directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Hungarian film '' On Body and Soul'' directed by Ildikó Enyedi, which also served as closing film of the festival. Juries Main Competition * Paul Verhoeven, Dutch filmmaker - Jury President * Olafur Eliasson, Icelandic sculptor * Dora Bouchoucha Fourati, Tunisian producer * Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress * Julia Jentsch, German actress * Diego Luna, Mexican actor and filmmaker * Wang Quan'an, Chinese filmmaker Best First Feature Award * Jayro Bustamante, Guatemalan filmmaker * Clotilde Courau, French actress (France) * Mahmoud Sabbagh, Saudi filmmaker, producer, and writer Documentary Award * Daniela Michel, Mexican film critic * Laura Poitras, American filmmaker and producer * Samir, Iraqi director and producer Short Film Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Na (screenwriter)
Jin Na ( zh, c=金娜, born in Shanghai in 1975) is a Chinese actress and writer. She jointly won the Best Script award at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2010, with Werner Herzog as president of the jury. The opening film of the festival was Chinese director Wang Quan'an's romantic drama '' Apart Together'', in com ... for the film '' Apart Together''. References External links * Actresses from Shanghai Chinese women screenwriters Living people 1975 births 21st-century Chinese actresses Screenwriters from Shanghai Silver Bear for Best Screenplay winners {{China-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
