Xie Tian

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Character experience

Xie Tian middle school studied in Tianjin English business school. In 1931, Xie Tian began to make a living by himself. At that time, Shen Fu ran a column called "fresh goods stall" in the newspaper and periodical Guoqiang Bao, and Xie Tian often wrote articles for this column. In 1932, Xie Tian began to take part in amateur drama performances. He successively appeared in thunderstorm, shopkeeper and other dramas, and met Tang huaiqiu, Tao Jin and others. In 1933, he began amateur drama performance in Tianjin, and participated in parrot drama club, playing in the plays of Tian Han, Cao Yu and others. In 1935, Xie Tian went to Shanghai and joined the lion roar drama club. In 1936, recommended by Hu Die, he temporarily replaced an actor who was unable to perform because of illness in the film "night party", playing a playboy in the film, and then formally entered the film world; in the same year, he took part in the plot film "angel on the road" directed by Yuan Muzhi; in addition, he also took part in the plot film "life and death together". In 1937, he joined the Shanghai Film troupe; in the same year, the Anti Japanese war broke out, and the Anti Japanese and national salvation organizations in the film industry were established one after another. Xie Tian joined the film industry staff association and took part in the performance of the drama "defending Lugou Bridge". After the August 13 incident, Xie Tian followed the Shanghai Film troupe to Nanjing, Hankou, Chengdu and other places to engage in Anti Japanese and national salvation propaganda and performance activities. In the same year, Xie Tian was admitted to the drama group of Shandong Provincial theater, and followed the troupe to perform the drama "laughter in the dark" at the experimental theater in Guanyinyan, Chongqing at that time. Then, he starred in the plot film "mother's Secret"; in addition, he also appeared in the drama This film is directed by Cheng Bugao's plot film "heaven and earth in a dream". In 1939, he entered the northwest film company. In 1940, the plot film "Snowy Taihang Mountain", CO starring Ouyang Hongying and Geng Zhen, was released, in which he played farmer Ma Laohan; in the same year, he played the drama "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom"; in addition, he also played the drama "imperial envoy". In 1941, he worked as an art advertiser in Zhiyu cinema. In 1945, after the victory of the Anti Japanese War, Xie Tian entered the third film studio of the central film company. In 1946, he co starred with Bai Yang and Lin Jing in the adventure film the story of the holy city. In 1947, he played in the plot film "chasing" and in the same year, he played in the plot film "talented men and women". In 1948, he co starred with Xiang Kun in the plot movie man Tingfang; in the same year, he co starred with Bai Guangzhu in the horror movie No. 13 villain; in addition, he co starred with Chen Yanyan in the love movie boudoir doubt, in which he played Zhao Huaijin, who lost his trust in everything in life. Xie Tian entered Beijing Film Studio in 1949. In 1950, together with sun Daolin and Yao Xiangli, he starred in the plot film "March of Democratic Youth", in which he played the elegant Professor Song. In 1951, he co starred with Lanma and Sanfu in the plot film "towards new China", in which he played the general manager who was profit-making and hidden; in the same year, he co starred with Jinxin and Yao Xiangli in the war film "biography of the new heroes of children", in which he played the tricky traitor Zhang Jinlong. In 1953, he co starred with Guo Zhenqing in the plot movie gate six, in which he played Ma Jinlong, the unruly feudal boss. In 1954, he co starred with Chen Ge in the plot movie infinite potential, in which he played Meng Changyou, a simple, honest and selfless model worker. In 1955, Xie Tian entered the director specialized class of Beijing Film Academy, and in the same year, he appeared in the plot film the determination of Luo Xiaolin. In 1957, he graduated from the director specialized class of Beijing Film Academy. On December 17, 1958, the children's film "Kite" co starred with Zhang Chunhua was released, in which he played a kind and humorous old antique dealer; in the same year, he co directed the feature film "visiting relatives" with Sanfu. In 1959, he starred in the plot film "Lin's shop", which was adapted from Mao Dun's novel of the same name. In the film, he played boss Lin, who was very smart in business. In the same year, he directed the acrobatic art film "joy". In addition, he directed the sports film "spring and Autumn on the water", which was co starred by comfort and Yu Yang. In 1960, he and Chen Fangqian jointly directed the plot film "for 61 class brothers"; in the same year, the plot film "spring blossoms" directed by Chen Fangqian was released. In 1961, he directed the war movie Honghu red guard adapted from the opera of the same name, and played the underground worker Zhang adjutant in the movie. In 1962, he directed the children's film flowers. In 1964, he and Chen Fangqian co directed the children's film "little bell", which tells the story of naughty Xiaoman and his sister Xiaojia going out to play and finding the lost puppet announcer xiaolingdang in the road. The film won the first prize of the 2nd National Children's literature and Art Creation Award. In 1965, the plot film "three little red flowers" directed by him was released. In 1966, Xie Tian was put in a cowshed because of the cultural revolution. In 1980, he directed the plot film "sweet career" co starred by Li Xiuming and Li Liansheng. He won the best director award of the third film Hundred Flowers Award for this film. In 1981, Qipin zhimaguan, a drama film directed by him, was released. It tells the story of the county magistrate Tang who became the master of the people and defeated the powerful. The film won the best drama film award of the 4th film Hundred Flowers Award. In 1983, he directed the plot film teahouse, which was adapted from the drama of the same name by Lao She. The film won the special award of the 3rd Golden Rooster Award of Chinese film and the special award of excellent film of the Ministry of culture of China. In 1988, he directed Pu opera film "fireworks tears", which was his last film. In 1989, he directed the TV series "the five" co starred by Feng Gong and Ni Ping, which won the first prize of China Film Studio TV series. In 1993, he starred in the plot film "the old man and the dog" directed by Xie Jin, which was adapted from Zhang Xianliang's novel "the story of the old man Xing and the dog". In 1996, he played the godfather of Zhang Guorong (listening to songs) in the romantic movie "Fengyue". In 1997, he played a guest role as an old monk in the plot movie Hongniang, which was Xie Tian's last screen image. He won the 19th Golden Rooster Award for his film.

Personal life

Xie Tian's father is a railway employee. He is fond of sculpture and music. He can play flute and paint. His mother is a movie fan. In 1997, before starring in the movie Hongniang, Xie Tian had cerebral thrombosis surgery and made two holes in the skull to lead out the congestion. At the end of November 1998, Xie Tian was hospitalized in a hospital in Beijing for a comprehensive physical examination. He was infected with a viral cold and had a high fever, causing heart, blood pressure and other organ failure. On December 12, 2003, Xie Tian suffered from cardiac discomfort and was hospitalized for emergency treatment. At 6:10 a.m. on December 13, Xie Tian died in Beijing Jishuitan Hospital at the age of 89. Xie Tian left a will before his death, demanding that no ceremony be held after his death. Instead, he scattered his ashes in the Bohai Sea near Tianjin.

Main works

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Character evaluation

Xie Tian is a very comprehensive director. Most of his films are comedies, but the content in the film is very profound. He is very loving and childlike, and will never ignore the existence of children. What's more, Xie Tian's humor is real humor, because it is an attitude of life, not a teaser. He is very kind and honest. He always sees the world very beautiful (Xie Fang, Li Xiaowan, Wang Gang). Xie Tian is a casual person in his life. Wherever he goes, he brings his laughter, so Xie Tian is a happy tweeter. In life, his comedy "performance" is everywhere. His creed is to make the nobles show their foolishness, the lowly show their intelligence, and whip their ugliness and hypocrisy in laughter. However, when he is in the position of director, the audience will see a very serious, serious and meticulous Xie Tian. As an actor, it can be said that he is good at both literature and martial arts. He can play the positive characters with awe inspiring integrity and admiration, or the villains with vivid expression (review of contemporary TV).

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