Zhang Yang (director)
Zhang Yang | ||||
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| Born | 1967 (age 57–58) | |||
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actor | |||
| Awards | Golden Alexander 1999 Shower Silver Seashell for Best Director 1999 Shower 2005 Sunflower FIPRESCI Prize 1999 Shower (Toronto) 2001 Quitting (Stockholm)Golden Rooster Awards – Best First Film 1998 Spicy Love Soup | |||
| Chinese name | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張揚 | |||
| Simplified Chinese | 张扬 | |||
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Zhang Yang (simplified Chinese: 张扬; traditional Chinese: 張揚; pinyin: Zhāng Yáng; born 1967) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He is the son of film director Zhang Huaxun.
Zhang grew up in Beijing and studied until 1988 at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong, from which he graduated with a degree in Chinese literature. He then went to the Central Academy of Drama, graduating in 1992.[1]
Career
[edit]Zhang Yang uses a realistic style and achieved great recognition for his 1999 independent production Xizao (洗澡; English translation: Shower), which was successful at Chinese box offices and international film festivals. This was followed in 2001 by Zuotian ("Quitting" in its American release). The actors in this unusual story about a real actor, Jia Hongsheng, and his struggle with drug addiction are Jia himself, Jia's parents, fellow inmates in a mental institution, the director, Zhang, and others playing themselves. The relationship between parents and their grown children is as central to this film as it was in Shower.
Filmography
[edit]As director
[edit]| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Pinyin | Notes |
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| 1997 | Spicy Love Soup | 爱情麻辣烫 | Àiqíng málàtàng | Elected for competition at the 1998 Tokyo International Film Festival. First independent Chinese film to achieve domestic box office success.[2] |
| 1999 | Shower | 洗澡 | Xǐzǎo | |
| 2001 | Quitting | 昨天 | Zuótiān | |
| 2005 | Sunflower | 向日葵 | Xiàngrìkuí | |
| 2007 | Getting Home | 落叶归根 | Luòyèguīgēn | |
| 2010 | Driverless | 无人驾驶 | Wúrén jiàshǐ | |
| 2012 | 老人愿 | Lǎorén yuàn | ||
| 2012 | Full Circle | 飞越老人院 | Fēiyuè lǎorényuàn | |
| 2015 | Paths of the Soul | Selection of 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] | ||
| 2016 | Soul on a String | 《皮绳上的魂》 |
As actor
[edit]| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Pinyin | Role |
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| 2002 | Spring Subway | 开往春天的地铁; | Kāi wǎng chūntiān de dìtiě | Lao Hu |
References
[edit]- ^ "Zhang Yang". Filmbug. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
- ^ Shower DVD, "Talent" section
- ^ "TIFF.net | Paths of the Soul". tiff.net. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24.
External links
[edit]- Zhang Yang at IMDb
- Zhang Yang at the Chinese Movie Database
- Interview with Zhang Yang from BBC-Films
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