Li Shaohong

This article is about the film director. For the eunuch general/politician, seeMa Shaohong.

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Li Shaohong
Li Shaohong in the 2000s
Born	(1955-07-07)7 July 1955 Suzhou,Jiangsu, China
Occupation(s)	film and television director and producer
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Zeng Nianping
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	Lý thiếu hồng
Traditional Chinese	Lý thiếu hồng
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Shàohóng

Li Shaohong(born 7 July 1955) is a Chinese film and television director and producer. She is considered a member of theFifth Generation movement,and China's top woman director. Her films have won multiple awards in China and abroad, including the Golden Montgolfiere at the 1992Three Continents Festival(forBloody Morning), and the Silver Bear at the1995 Berlin International Film Festival(forBlush).

Early life

Li was born on 7 July 1955 inSuzhou,Jiangsu, but is considered a native of her ancestral hometown,Wendeng,Shandong, by Chinese convention.In 1969, when she was only 14, Li joined the army in theSichuanmilitary region, working in a military hospital.Reflecting on her military life, she said the army had too many rules and did not suit her personality, and she decided to pursue a film career. After the end of theCultural Revolution,she was admitted toBeijing Film Academyin 1978, graduating from its film directing department in 1982.

Career

In 1982, Li joined theBeijing Film Studio,where she worked as the assistant director for several films. In 1988, she directed her first filmThe Case of the Silver Snake.

Li's 1990 filmBloody Morningwas a great success, winning multiple awards in China, Taiwan, France, and Germany, including the Golden Montgolfiere at the 1992Three Continents FestivalinNantes.She became recognized as a member of theFifth Generation movementof Chinese cinema, a loose collection of mainland Chinese filmmakers that first emerged in the early to mid-1980s, along with other directors likeZhang YimouandChen Kaige.Like other Fifth Generation films, Li Shaohong's works often focus on the rural side of Chinese society.

In 1994, she directed the filmBlush(Hongfen), adapted fromSu Tong's eponymous novel about two Shanghai prostitutes at the time of Liberation in 1949.The film won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Single Achievement at the45th Berlin International Film Festivalin 1995.

With the 2004 filmBaober in Love,Li broke the mode of her previous works and ventured into the realm ofmagical realism.

Li is also a producer and has her own film production company. She has become a household name in China and is considered China's top woman director.She has also directed several TV dramas, includingPalace of Desire(1998), which won the 18th Golden Eagle award for best TV drama, andThe Dream of Red Mansions(2010).

Personal life

Li Shaohong is married to Zeng Nianping (Tằng niệm bình), a cameraman. They met at the Beijing Film Academy, where she was a student and he was an assistant professor. They have a daughter.

Filmography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Notes
1988	The Case of the Silver Snake	Ngân xà mưu sát án
1990	Bloody Morning	Huyết sắc thanh thần	Winner of the Golden Montgolfiere at the 1992Three Continents Festival
1992	Family Portrait	Tứ thập bất hoặc
1994	Blush	Hồng phấn	Winner of the Silver Bear at the1995 Berlin International Film Festival
1997	The Red Suit	Hồng tây phục
1998	Palace of Desire	Đại minh cung từ
2004	Baober in Love	Luyến ái trung đích bảo bối
2005	Stolen Life	Sinh tử kiếp	Golden Crow Pheasant at the 2005International Film Festival of Kerala Best Narrative Feature at the 2005Tribeca Film Festival
2007	The Door	Môn
2010	The Dream of Red Mansions	Hồng lâu mộng
2019	Poetry of the Song Dynasty	Đại tống cung từ
	A City Called Macau	Mụ các thị tọa thành

External links

• Li ShaohongatIMDb
• Li ShaohongatAllMovie
• Li Shaohongat the Chinese Movie Database