Tian Zhuangzhuang
Tian Zhuangzhuang (simplified Chinese: 田壮壮; traditional Chinese: 田壯壯; pinyin: Tián Zhuàngzhuàng, Mandarin pronunciation: [tʰi̯ɛ̌n ʈʂu̯ɑ̂ŋʈʂu̯ɑ̂ŋ]; born April 1952 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese film director, producer and actor. Tian was born to an influential actor and actress in China. Following a short stint in the military, Tian began his artistic career first as an amateur photographer and then as an assistant cinematographer at the Beijing Agricultural Film Studio. In 1978 he was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, where he formed the so-called Fifth Generation with Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Peng Xiaolan and Wu Ziniu. His films The Horse Thief and The Blue Kite brought him international fame, but also problems with the Chinese censors that kept him from working in China. Lately, Tian is again active as director; his remake of Springtime in a Small Town was shown in Rotterdam in 2003.
Nice View
as Sun Bo20-year-old Jing Hao came to Shenzhen to live with his young sister alone. The siblings live a...
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Monk Comes Down the Mountain
as Peng XiaowenA monk leaves his monastery and ventures out into the real world for the first time in his life,...
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Born to Fly
as uncreditedA talented trainee pilot is given the opportunity to virtually test the latest fighter jet,...
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Us and Them
as Jianqing's FatherTen years ago, on a train home during the busy Spring Festival travel period, fate brings...
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My People, My Country
as (segment "The Guiding Star")Anthology of short films directed by several different directors.
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Nightfall
as Former prison guardInspector Lam investigates the brutal murder of Tsui, a famous musician. Wong, the designated...
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Keep Rolling
as uncreditedOne of Hong Kong's most influential filmmakers, Ann Hui, becomes a “star” for the first time in...
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The Shadowless Tower
as Gu YunlaiGu Wentong, a middle-aged food critic, is drifting through the local eateries of vibrant Beijing...
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Gone with the Light
as 田壮壮A group of people that disappear after a mysterious light falls upon the city, leaving the...
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Love Education
as Yin XiaopingWhen Huiying hears that her mother's dying wish is to be buried next to her husband, she...
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Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
as SelfWith Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that...
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The Making of Steel
as uncreditedFirst film directed by Lu Xuechang.
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No. 7 Cherry Lane
as Ah Kwok (voice)Set in Hong Kong in 1967 — a time of complex politics when it was still a British colony — No. 7...
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New Chinese Cinema
as uncreditedTony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who...
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Bipolar
as Old FishermanA young lady comes to Lhasa alone for pilgrimage, but a "multicolored magical lobster" enshrined...
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South of the Clouds
as uncreditedXu Daqin, a retired Chinese factory worker, returns to the remote Yunnan province, where he...
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Tian Zhuangzhuang:My Relationship with Films
as uncreditedA Talking Documentary about ZhuangZhuang Tian
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The Grand Mansion Gate
as 田木This Chinese period drama series follows the fortunes of a prominent merchant family engaged in...
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as SelfA worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema...
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The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
as uncreditedDocumentary about China's film industry and the monumental changes in the past 40 years from...
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