Luo Qirui

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Acting experience

In 1981, he directed his first TV play farewell my concubine, which was adapted from Li Bihua's novel of the same name. In 1984, he was the screenwriter of the plot film illegal immigrants, which tells the life story of Chinese youth without legal status in Chinatown in the United States. He was shortlisted for the best screenwriter award of the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards for this film. Later, Luo Qirui joined the RTHK Hong Kong Broadcasting and Television Bureau and worked as assistant director for Xu Anhua and Fang Yuping.

In 1987, he was the screenwriter of the love film fairy tales in autumn. He won the best screenwriter award of the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards for this film. In 1988, he wrote and directed the action film "seven little blessings", which was co starred by Hong Jinbao, Zheng Peipei and Lin Zhengying. He was shortlisted for the best foreign language film at the 62nd Academy Awards, and won the best film award at the 25th Golden Horse Award in Taiwan and the Silver Bear Award at the 25th Chicago International Film Festival. With this film, he won the best screenwriter award and best director award at the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards.

On December 21, 1989, as a screenwriter, the plot film "eight Liang Jin" was released in Hong Kong, China. With this film, he was shortlisted for the best screenwriter award of the 9th Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1992, he co directed the romantic comedy "I love twisted firewood" with Zhang wanting, which is set in Wai village of Hong Kong and co starred by Chow Yun fat, Zheng Yu Ling and Carina Lau. In 1993, he was the screenwriter of the martial arts film legend of the God of war, which was directed by Hong Jinbao and co starred by Andy Lau and Anita Mui.

In 1997, he was the screenwriter of the drama Song Dynasty, which focuses on the story of Charlie Song family. Through describing the different life trajectories of the three sisters of the Song family, he showed the history of the Republic of China from the 1911 Revolution to the Anti Japanese war. With this film, he was shortlisted for the best screenwriter award of the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards. On October 28, 1998, the love movie "city of glass", directed by Zhang wanting and co starred by liming and Shu Qi, was screened in Hong Kong, China. He was shortlisted for the best film award of the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards. With this film, he was shortlisted for the best screenwriter Award of the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards.

In 2001, he was the screenwriter and producer of the Youth Film Beijing Music and road, directed by Zhang wanting and co starred by Shu Qi and Geng Le, and was shortlisted for the best picture award of the 21st Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2003, he directed the short film "1:99 film action"; in the same year, he was the producer of the documentary "the depths of the Dragon: the lost jigsaw puzzle".

On May 14, 2009, the screenwriter night and fog in tianshuiwei was released in Hong Kong, China. The film, starring Ren Dahua, Zhang Jingchu and Luo Huijuan, tells the tragic story of Li Sen, a middle-aged divorced "Uncle Hong Kong" and Xiaoling's family from the mainland.

In April 16, 2010, the self directed plot movie "the thief of the years" was shown in Chinese mainland. The film was co starred by Simon Yam and Sandra Ng. He won the best film award for the sixtieth Berlin Film Festival Cenozoic crystal bear. He won the twenty-ninth best screenplay award of the Hongkong Film Awards.

In 2011, he won the 11th Chinese Film Media Award, and paid homage to the filmmaker of the year. In 2013, he was the screenwriter of the family micro film dark blue, directed by Zhang wanting and co starred by Jin Yanling and Wang Zhuoling. In August 27, 2015 in the flames of war, China's heroes of love, the three city records, were shown in Chinese mainland. The film was adapted from the real life of China in the late 30s.

Main works

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Award winning record

Character evaluation

From "seven little blessings" to "time steal", Luo Qirui's films always focus on the real life of the people in Hong Kong and explore a balance between entertainment and literature and art. His works are not lost in entertainment, but also have a certain humanistic care. He is a director who records the changes of the times in Hong Kong with the lens. He is a very low-key person, but also not productive. He is a man who works out of his hobby. His primary purpose of making movies is not to make money, but to make good movies (Tencent Entertainment review). His films have unique characteristics and always maintain the local characteristics and feelings of Hong Kong films. He has always adhered to the local color of Hong Kong films, and has not been numb to meet the needs of the market and change the unique elements of films. He is a sensitive and delicate person. The feelings of small people and Hong Kong in his films are worth appreciating and thinking (film literature review).

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