Xia Gang
Appearance
Xia Gang | |||||||
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) | ||||||
Occupation | Film director&producer | ||||||
Years active | 1980s-present | ||||||
Awards | Golden Rooster Awards–Best Director: 1993After Separation | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | Hạ cương | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | Hạ cương | ||||||
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Xia Gang(Chinese:Hạ cương;born 1953) is aChinesefilm director.A graduate of the 1982 class of theBeijing Film Academy,Xia is a member of the so-calledFifth Generation,though unlike his classmatesTian ZhuangzhuangandChen Kaige,he did not gain prominence until relatively later, in the late 1980s.[1]
Like his contemporaryHuang Jianxin,Xia's works have focused on modern urban relationships and particularlymarriageand love.[1]His filmYesterday's Wine(1995) is most indicative of his interest in modernity and relationships, as it details a young woman's maturation in a modern Chinese city.
Selected filmography
[edit]As director
[edit]Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
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1989 | Half Flame, Half Brine | Nhất bán thị hỏa diễm, nhất bán thị hải thủy | Adaptation of the novel byWang Shuo |
1991 | The Unexpected Passion | Tao ngộ kích tình | |
1992 | After Separation | Đại tát bả | |
1993 | No More Applause | Vô nhân hát thải | Also known asNo One Cheers |
1995 | Yesterday's Wine | Dữ vãng sự càn bôi | |
1997 | Concerto of Life | Sinh mệnh như ca | |
2000 | One Thousand Stars | Nhất thiên khỏa tinh tinh | |
2009 | An Epic of a Woman | Nhất cá nữ nhân đích sử thi | Television series |
References
[edit]- ^abZhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). "Xia Gang" inEncyclopedia of Chinese Film.Taylor & Francis, p. 374.ISBN0-415-15168-6.