Tian Zhuangzhuang

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Character experience

Early experience

In 1966, Tian Zhuangzhuang witnessed his parents being criticized by the red guards. From then on, he buried himself in books to kill time, isolated from the world.

In 1968, after graduating from Beijing No.13 middle school, Tian Zhuangzhuang went to Zhenlai County of Jilin Province to work in line. Later, he worked as a soldier for seven years and fell in love with photography. However, he admitted that he had a lot of bad impressions about military life, especially after becoming a cadre of the logistics department.

When the college entrance examination was resumed after the cultural revolution in 1978, Tian originally intended to apply to the photography department, but when he was over two years old, he could only apply to the director department. Different from other students, Tian Zhuangzhuang had the chance to direct films before he graduated.

In the summer of 1980, when other people like Chen Kaige went to various film studios for internship, Tian Zhuangzhuang and a few people who stayed in school (Xie Xiaojing and Cui Xiaoqin) had the opportunity to direct the short film our corner together. In his graduation work courtyard, his three "photographers" were Zhang Yimou, Hou Yong and LV le.

He graduated from the director department of Beijing Film Academy in 1982 and directed for Beijing Film Studio from 1978 to 2002. Together with Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou, they are known as the fifth generation directors in China.

Creation in the 1980s

In 1982, he co directed the film "red elephant" with Zhang Jianya and Xie Xiaojing. It mainly tells the story of Yan Luo, a Dai primary school student in Yunnan, who visited Xishuangbanna to find the red elephant. This film is the first systematic and bold attempt of Chinese film after ten years of repression in the "Cultural Revolution".

"Zaza in the hunting ground", directed in 1984, has the most strong style of Tian Zhuangzhuang. During the audit, the film failed to be released on the grounds of "not understanding". The film was released in Taiwan on November 27, 1999.

In 1985, he cooperated with Wu Tianming, Zhang Yue and others to make the film "horse thief", which describes the traditional rituals of the Tibetan people and their promotion of spiritual sublimation and abstinence to explore the local cultural characteristics and Buddhist traditions.

In 1987, he collaborated with his cousin Li Xuejian in the film "drum book artist", which is adapted from Mr. Lao She's novel of the same name. It mainly tells the story of the old style artists pursuing a new life in the storm of Anti Japanese war. The real image of revolutionaries appeared, calling for the arrival of new China.

In 1988, the film "special operating room" directed by the director was the first film in China with the theme of unmarried pregnancy. Due to the sensitive topic of the film, it was banned. After 17 years of long waiting, the film was released in the form of audio-visual products (discs) on April 5, 2005. In the same year, he directed the song and dance film "rock and roll youth" starring Shi Ke, Zhu Xun, Li Hu, Sha Baoliang, etc., which was nominated for the best actress of the Chinese film Hundred Flowers Award.

Banned films in the 1990s

In 1991, he directed the film "eunuch Li Lianying", with Jiang Wen and Liu Xiaoqing as the main actors. In 1991, the film won the special encouragement award of Berlin International Film Festival and the nomination of Golden Bear award.

In 1992, "Blue Kite", directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang, was banned from making films for 10 years due to its subject matter related to the "Cultural Revolution". Although Tian Zhuangzhuang won the award of the Tokyo Film Festival in 1993, all the Chinese Film Delegation withdrew from the Tokyo Film Festival in protest. Tian Zhuangzhuang did not direct any films in the past ten years, but he has always been concerned about the development of young directors in China. He supervised and planned the films such as growing up directed by Lu Xuechang.

After lifting the ban

In 2002, after the ten-year film ban, Tian Zhuangzhuang returned to his alma mater, Beijing Film Academy, as a graduate tutor and director of the Directing Department;. Every year, hundreds of people report to his graduate students, including actor Zhao Wei, young director Han Ting, sun Rui, Zhang Qi and so on. In the same year, the remake of Fei Mu's classic film "spring in a small city" won high praise.

In 2003, he supervised Hou Yong's "Jasmine Blossom" and Xie Dong's "winter solstice". In the same year, he cooperated with Li Xuejian and Jin Jin to participate in Zhu Wen's "the south of the clouds".

In 2004, he directed the first large-scale documentary "tea horse road - DRAM", which is the first step to use "high definition technology" in China. In the same year, he participated in the script creation of the film Wu Qingyuan.

In 2005, he supervised Chang Zheng's film "north of water" and Fu Huayang's film "peach blossom".

In 2009, Mr. ogada, Mr. Tuo Zonghua and Mr. Li Meiqi directed the first commercial film "wolf disaster", and in the same year, they cooperated with Director Wang Haoyi to supervise the production of the film "precious secret".

In 2012, in cooperation with director Qu Jiangtao, he took part in the shooting of the family film "grandson from America" and acted as a producer. In the same year, he cooperated with Zhang Jiahui, Ren Dahua and others to participate in the guest shooting of Zhou Xianyang's suspense film big chase.

In 2014, she cooperated with Shiqing and Zhang Yimou to direct the ancient costume historical film "Lady Yang Guifei of the Dynasty". She is also a director and artistic director. Her co actors include Fan Bingbing, liming, Chen Chong, etc. In September 2016, he starred in the film "love and blind date". In 2017, he acted as the art director behind the scenes in the film "my heart leaps".

In October 2019, the director's artistic film "birdsong" exposed the preview of CASS lineup.

Personal life

family

Tian Zhuangzhuang's father, Tian Fang, is the first head of the Beijing film actors and actresses troupe and an actor. His representative works include "strong man Ling Yun" and "sons and daughters of the storm". In 1949, he participated in the establishment of Beijing Film Studio, and served as deputy director of the film Bureau of the Ministry of culture and vice chairman of the China Film Association. His mother, Yu Lan, was an actor and an industrialist. In 1954, she was invited by Zhou Enlai to attend the second session of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference. In 1981, she set up a children's film studio and became the first director of the factory. She retired at the age of 80. At the same time, Tian Zhuangzhuang's mother, Yu Lan, is the aunt of Li Xuejian, chairman of the China Film Association. Tian Zhuangzhuang and Li Xuejian are cousins.

Love life

In 1990, Tian Zhuangzhuang directed the movie "eunuch Li Lianying", in which Xu Fan played Princess Zhenfei. Tian Zhuangzhuang and Xu Fan became lovers, but their relationship soon ended.

In 1993, Tian Zhuangzhuang directed the film "Blue Kite", in which LV Liping played the leading role of Chen Shujuan, a primary school teacher. Shortly after the film started shooting, Tian Zhuangzhuang and LV Liping fell in love semi openly, which is no secret for the crew. Li Shaohong, Tian Zhuangzhuang's confidante, joked that after you finished making the film, it would be over. Soon after the film was finished, they broke up.

Main works

Directing works

Screenwriter's works

Production works

Supervised production

Actors and actresses

Sources of personal works

Award winning record

Character evaluation

Personal evaluation

Tian Zhuangzhuang is very dedicated and loves his national culture. He is friendly and respectful when he gets along with others. His disadvantage is that he is willful. Once he forms his own opinion, he will not change it easily. (Yu Lan)

Director Tian Zhuang Zhuang has always been a master director. Although each director has his own way of directing plays, the common point is that he is full of enthusiasm for his own works. Although the pressure of work, but can not forget their enthusiasm for the film. I admire them for their enthusiasm. (by actor Zhang Zhen)

Tian Zhuang Zhuang is a talented and outstanding film director in China. (Japanese critic Tadao Sato)

Media evaluation

Tian Zhuang Zhuang is a talented fifth generation director. (online review of economic outlook)

The film is calm on the surface, but in fact it contains strength. Tian Zhuangzhuang is not only a director, but also a writer and thinker. His films are ready for loneliness and full of feelings. (review of Shanghai Film Festival)

Tian Zhuangzhuang is an outlier in the fifth generation. When many people were reduced to slaves of money and vassals of the mainstream, Tian Zhuangzhuang still stuck to his artistic ideal. He seems to be a little lonely, and there is something desolate and solemn in the loneliness. (Beijing News)

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