Zhang Junxiang

Zhang Junxiang

Zhang Junxiang (December 1910-1996), pseudonym yuan Jun, was born in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. He is a director, screenwriter and writer in mainland China. He graduated from the Department of foreign literature of Tsinghua University and the theater Research Institute of Yale University.

In 1940, he wrote his first play, the story of a small town. In 1946, he wrote and directed the comedy "Diary of returning home". In 1948, he directed the love movie cremation. In 1951, he directed the plot film "Cuigang red flag", which won the second prize of excellent story film from 1949 to 1955 by the Ministry of culture of China. In 1954, he was the screenwriter of the plot film chicken feather letter. In 1956, he directed the documentary film spring festival. In 1959, he published a collection of papers on the special means of film expression. In 1964, he directed the biographical film Dr. Bethune. In 1966, he directed the Art Documentary Daqing war song. In 1982, the plot film "daze dragon snake" directed by him was released. In 1995, the Chinese film dictionary, edited by him, was published. In 1996, Zhang Junxiang died at the age of 86. In 1997, his anthology Zhang Junxiang was published. In 2010, his autobiography, biography of Zhang Junxiang, was published.

Character experience

In 1927, he was admitted to the Department of Western literature of Tsinghua University. In 1931, he graduated from the Department of foreign literature of Tsinghua University and stayed as a teaching assistant to study western drama. In 1936, he entered the theater Research Institute of Yale University in the United States, specializing in directing, and also studying screenwriting, theater architecture, set lighting and other subjects. In 1939, he graduated from the theater Research Institute of Yale University in the United States and obtained a master's degree in fine arts. In the same year, he returned to China and taught at Jiang'an national drama college in Sichuan. In February 1940, he created a five act drama "the story of a small town". In May 1941, he created and directed the five act drama "the story of the border town"; in October, he directed the drama "Peking Man". In July 1943, he created a four act drama, the model of all ages. In January 1944, he directed Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, and in March, he wrote a three act play mountain city story. In 1945, he directed Cao Yu's drama metamorphosis. In 1946, he wrote and directed the comedy "Diary of returning home". In 1947, he and Li Enjie co directed the romantic comedy "a son-in-law riding the dragon". In 1948, he directed the love movie cremation, which was co starred by Bai Yang, Tao Jin and Lu en. It tells the tragic love story between Shuangxi and Mirs. In 1951, he was the screenwriter of the plot film "victory reunion", directed by Tang Xiaodan; in the same year, he directed the plot film "Cuigang red flag", CO starred by Yu Lan and Zhang Fa, which won the second prize of excellent story film from 1949 to 1955 of the Chinese Ministry of culture. In 1954, he was the screenwriter of the plot film JIMAOXIN, which was adapted from Huashan's novel. In the same year, he directed the plot film huaishangrenjia, which was co starred by Feng Zhe and Wang Bei. In 1956, he joined the Communist Party of China and directed the documentary film spring festival. In 1958, he was the screenwriter of the plot film Xin'anjiang; in the same year, he was the screenwriter of the cartoon Dr. Gu's new discovery. In 1959, he published a collection of papers on the special means of film expression. In 1960, together with Shen Fu and Huang Zongying, he was the screenwriter of the first spring of the 1960s. In 1962, he and Gu just co directed the plot film prairie fire. In 1964, he directed Doctor Bethune, a biographical film adapted from Zhou Erfu's work of the same name. In 1966, he directed the Art Documentary Daqing war song. In 1978, he was elected deputy to the Chinese people's Congress. In December 1979, he served as deputy director of the film Bureau of the Ministry of culture of China; in the same year, he served as director of the joint Art Committee of Shanghai Film Bureau and Shanghai Film Studio. In 1980, he published the article "literature completed by means of film" in the second issue of the journal film culture. In 1982, the drama film "daze dragon snake" directed by him was released; in the same year, the monograph of drama theory "basic directing skills" was published. In October 1995, the film Dictionary of China, edited by him, was published, which tells the general situation and history of Chinese films. In 1997, his anthology Zhang Junxiang was published. In 2010, his autobiography "biography of Zhang Junxiang" was published, which describes Zhang Junxiang's life experience, especially his exploration and achievements in drama and film creation.

Personal life

On May 5, 1952, Zhang Junxiang married Zhou Xiaoyan, a coloratura soprano. After their marriage, they have a daughter, Zhang Wen, and a son, Zhang Ben. In 1996, Zhang Junxiang died at the age of 86. Later, he was buried in Fushouyuan, Shanghai. At 0:32 a.m. on March 4, 2016, 99 year old Zhou Xiaoyan died of illness in Shanghai. Her farewell ceremony was held on March 10.

Main works

Directing works

Screenwriter's works

literary works

Award winning record

Character evaluation

Zhang Junxiang's creation, theory and film activities clearly reflect the development track of Chinese film. He came from the critical realism tradition of Shanghai's progressive films after the war and completed the transformation to the revolutionary realism line of new China's red films. However, in the deepening and development of contemporary realism of Chinese films in the 1980s, he went to the edge and decline. Although Zhang Junxiang unconsciously adds dramatic elements to the film, he pays great attention to the techniques of film shooting. In the characterization, Zhang Junxiang also spared no effort to use "funny" elements. He was deeply influenced by western drama theory and influenced by American Hollywood film culture, which made his films have both dramatic and cinematic characteristics. He combined Hollywood early comedy films with Shanghai citizen culture and formed his own concept of film comedy (review of contemporary films).

Commemoration of later generations

On November 22, 2010, the Symposium on "the great cause of film and drama and the lasting legacy of film and Drama -- in memory of the 100th birthday of director, playwright, educator, theorist and film entrepreneur Mr. Zhang Junxiang" was jointly held by Shanghai Federation of literary and art circles, Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai filmmakers Association, Fushouyuan humanity Memorial Park and Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation Haishi Federation of literary and Art Center held.

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