Andrew Lau

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Not to be confused with Andy Lau.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lau (劉).
Andrew Lau
Hanyu Pinyin
Liú Wěiqiáng

Andrew Lau Wai-keung (

Young and Dangerous film series, the Infernal Affairs trilogy (the latter co-directed together with Alan Mak), and Revenge of the Green Dragons (executive produced by Martin Scorsese
).

Early life

Andrew Lau was born 4 April 1960, and is one of six siblings.[1] As a child, he was raised in the New Territories of Hong Kong. His father worked as a construction worker on Hong Kong Island. Since his parents did not have time to concentrate on all of their children, Lau had developed an interest in photography. Lau was also a Catholic, and would go to church every week, learning how to play a guitar. As a child and high school student, Lau admits to not liking Hong Kong, since it was a British colony.[1]

He currently has four children, three sons and a daughter.

Career

Lau joined

Millionaire's Express and Ringo Lam's 1987 crime thriller City on Fire, where he became known for his use of lighting and hand-held cinematography. His work on As Tears Go By (1988), the directorial debut of Wong Kar-wai, earned him his first Hong Kong Film Award nomination for Best Cinematography. He also shot the beginning portion of Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express in 1994 (Christopher Doyle
was cinematographer for the film's second half).

Filmmaking

Lau become a film director and producer on top of still being a cinematographer. He made his directorial debut with the 1990 action film Against All. Lau went on to make films for prolific filmmaker

several sequels and spin-offs, in which Lau directed seven sequels and one prequel. While filming the franchise, Lau teamed up with screenwriter Manfred Wong and film producer Wong Jing to establish BoB and Partners Co. Ltd., a company responsible for films made by the trio of filmmakers. The trio's collaborations proved to be successful with films such as The Storm Riders, The Legend of Speed, and The Duel
.

In 2002, Lau established Basic Pictures, a company responsible for the films in which he served as a producer and director. That year saw the success of Infernal Affairs a crime thriller that the largest ensemble cast of any Hong Kong film that year. Infernal Affairs became a huge box-office success in Hong Kong, even being deemed as a "box-office miracle" at a time when Hong Kong cinema was said to have been lacking in creativity. Infernal Affairs also marked the first of several collaborations with co-director Alan Mak, and screenwriter Felix Chong. Other films made by the directors and screenwriter include the sequels to Infernal Affairs (Infernal Affairs II and Infernal Affairs III), Initial D and Confession of Pain.

In 2014, Lau directed an American

crime drama film Revenge of the Green Dragons, which was co-directed by Andrew Loo and executive produced by Martin Scorsese. The film has been screened at a number of international film festivals, and had also received a day-and-date theatrical and VOD release in the United States.[3] In December 2014, Lau said that the film was able to make profit.[4]

Other works

In 2007, Lau directed a five-minute short film for Vision Beijing, a project of the

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Shu Qi, and Jay Chou
, actors who had appeared in several of Lau's films.

In 2009, Lau directed an eight-minute commercial promoting the Acura TL luxury car. The commercial is divided into three stories and features Andy Lau as a wine manor and Gwei Lun-mei as an artist. Filming took place in San Francisco, California with an American production team.[6]

Filmography

Director

Actor

References

  1. ^ a b Andrew Lau Wai-Keung | HK-magazine.com Archived July 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
  3. ^ "Directors join forces for film based on real Asian-American gang". 8 December 2014.
  4. ^ 伍月. "古惑仔之青龍過江". U Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26.
  5. ^ Beijing This Month- Andrew Lau Wai-Keung Wraps' Vision Beijing Project
  6. ^ Andy romancing in the rain with Gue Lun-mei in San Francisco | AndyLauSounds

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