Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige | ||
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陈凯歌 | ||
Born | ||
Nationality | China | |
Alma mater | Beijing Film Academy | |
Occupations | ||
Years active | 1984–present | |
Known for | Chinese "Scar Cinema", critique of Cultural Revolution era China | |
Notable work | Yellow Earth Farewell my Concubine Caught in the Web | |
Movement | Fifth Generation | |
Spouses | ||
Children | 2, including Hanyu Pinyin Chén Kǎigē | |
IPA | [ʈʂʰə̌n kʰàɪ.kɤ́] |
Chen Kaige (
In recent years, Chen directed the war film The Battle at Lake Changjin and its sequel with Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, with the two films characterized by his signature storytelling and made in cooperation with the Chinese Communist Party.
Early life
Chen Kaige was born in
Directorial career
Upon graduating, Chen was assigned to the Guangxi Film Studio, along with a fellow graduate,
His most famous film in the West,
In 2002, Chen made his first, and to-date only, English-language film,
In 2006, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival.[9]
In 2008, Chen directed the semi-biography Forever Enthralled, which is a return for him in the sense of directing a film based on Chinese opera. He later went on to direct Sacrifice (2010), which is a re-imagining of the famous play The Orphan of Zhao.[10] The film was a box-office hit and many critics saw it as his "return to form".
Chen has also acted in several films, including Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor (1987) and his own The Emperor and the Assassin and Together.
His 2012 film
Personal life
Chen's first wife was Sun Jialin (孙加林), whom he met while working at the Beijing Film Factory, between 1975 and 1978; they married in 1983. That union ended and he later remarried, to
Chen Kaige is the holder of a
Filmography
Year | Title | Chinese Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1984 | Yellow Earth | 黃土地 | ||||
1986 | The Big Parade | 大閱兵 | ||||
1987 | King of the Children | 孩子王 | [16] | |||
1991 | Life on a String | 邊走邊唱 | ||||
1993 | Farewell My Concubine | 霸王別姬 | Palme d'Or winner at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival | |||
1996 | Temptress Moon | 風月 | ||||
1998 | The Emperor and the Assassin | 荊柯刺秦王 | ||||
2002 | Killing Me Softly | 温柔地杀我 | ||||
2002 | 100 Flowers Hidden Deep | Segment in the anthology film Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet | ||||
2002 | Together | 和你在一起 | 2002 Silver Seashell for Best Director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival
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2005 | The Promise | 無極 | ||||
2007 | Zhanxiou Village | Vignette in the anthology film To Each His Cinema
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2008 | Forever Enthralled | 梅兰芳 | ||||
2010 | Sacrifice | 趙氏孤兒 | [17] | |||
2012 | Caught in the Web
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搜索 | Fictional treatment of the human flesh search engine.[18] | |||
2015 | Monk Comes Down the Mountain | 道士下山 | [19] | |||
2017 | Legend of the Demon Cat | 妖猫传 | [20] | |||
2019 | My People, My Country | 我和我的祖国 | [21] | |||
2021 | The Battle at Lake Changjin | 长津湖 | [22][23] | |||
2022 | The Battle at Lake Changjin II | 长津湖之水门桥 | ||||
2023 | Flowers Bloom in the Ashes | 尘埃里开花 | [24] | |||
The Volunteers: To the War | 志愿军:雄兵出击 | [25][26] | ||||
TBA | Swan Song | [27] |
Television (as director)
Year | English Tltle | Chinese Title | Notes |
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1984 | Emergency Take-off | 强行起飞 | [28] |
2002 | Lubu and Diaochan | 吕布与貂蝉 | [29] |
Executive producer
Year | English Tltle | Chinese Title | Notes | Ref |
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2020 | Something Just Like This | 青春创世纪 | iQiyi web series
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[30] |
The Eight | 民初奇人传 | [31] |
Actor
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | The Last Emperor | 末代皇帝 | Captain of Imperial Guard | |
1999 | The Emperor and the Assassin | 荊柯刺秦王 | Lü Buwei | |
2001 | The Grand Mansion Gate | 大宅门 | An official | guest |
2002 | Together | 和你在一起 | Yu Shifeng | |
2009 | The Founding of a Republic | 建國大業 | Feng Yuxiang | |
2012 | The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven | 大闹天宫3D | Dragon King of the East China Sea | Voice role |
Awards and nominations
International
Domestic
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Notes | |
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Golden Rooster Awards | |||||
2004 (22nd) | Together | Best Director | Won | ||
Best Picture | Nominated | ||||
2009 (27th) | Forever Enthralled | Best Picture | Won | ||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
2020 (33rd) | My People, My Country | Nominated | |||
2022 (35th) | The Battle at Lake Changjin | Won | |||
Hundred Flowers Awards | |||||
2020 (35th) | My People, My Country | Best Director | Nominated | ||
Huabiao Awards | |||||
2009 (13th) | Forever Enthralled | Outstanding Director | Won | ||
Outstanding Film | Won | ||||
2011 (14th) | Sacrifice | Outstanding Film | Won | ||
China Film Directors Association | |||||
2018 (9th) | Legend of the Demon Cat | Film of the Year | Nominated | ||
Director of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Chinese Film Media Awards | |||||
2003 (3rd) | Together | Best Director | Nominated | ||
2011 (11th) | Sacrifice | Filmmaker of the Year | Won | ||
Huading Awards | |||||
2020 (27th) | My People, My Country | Best Film Director Award | Nominated | ||
Shanghai International Film Festival | |||||
2010 (13th) | Chinese-language Film Outstanding Contribution Award | Won | |||
Beijing College Student Film Festival | |||||
2009 (16th) | Forever Enthralled | Best Director | Won | ||
Best Film | Won | ||||
2018 (25th) | Legend of the Demon Cat | Best Director | Nominated | ||
Best Viewing Effect Award | Won | ||||
Hong Kong Film Award | |||||
2004 (23rd) | Together | Best Asian Film Award | Nominated | ||
2009 (28th) | Forever Enthralled | Nominated | |||
Macau International Movie Festival | |||||
2018 (10th) | Legend of the Demon Cat | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
Best Director | Nominated |
See also
Notes
- ^ ISBN 0-231-13331-6
- ^ (7 January 1994) FILM / Critical Round-up independent.co.uk
- ^ a b "CHEN Kaige". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ Klady, Leonard (2003-05-31). "Interview – Chen Kaige". Movie City News. Archived from the original on 2007-04-01. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- ^ Zhao Biqing (赵碧清), ed. (27 December 2017). 陈凯歌 善用电影语言,呈现中国美学. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "The filmmakers". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30.
- ^ MovieMaker Magazine. Archived from the originalon 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1989 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "28th Moscow International Film Festival (2006)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (11 January 2011). "Sacrifice – Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Caught in the Web Competes for Academy Awards". Chinese Films. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Director Banks on New Film for Box-office Success". China Daily. December 16, 2005.
- ^ Mak Mun San (May 21, 2007). "8 questions with... Hung Huang". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ^ Yang Jie, ed. (December 8, 2008). "Chen Hong, behind Chen Kaige´s illustrious cinematic career". Culture Express. CCTV International.
- ^ "陈凯歌曾陷国籍门:绿卡VS入籍应区分". Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "King of the Children". Time Out. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (January 11, 2011). "Sacrifice: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ Clare Pennington (September 14, 2012). "China, Framed by the Cinema and the Web: 'Caught in the Web,' on Web Searches in China". The New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ Tsu, Clarence (July 6, 2015). "'Monk Comes Down the Mountain' ('Dao Shi Xia Shan'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (January 4, 2018). "Film Review: 'Legend of the Demon Cat'". Variety. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "我和我的祖国"七大导演首曝时尚大片 陈凯歌徐峥宁浩管虎强强联手 献礼建国70年. Mtime (in Chinese). April 25, 2019. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ Steven Lee Myers; Amy Chang Chien (5 October 2021). "For China's Holidays, a Big-Budget Blockbuster Relives an American Defeat". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Patrick, Brzeski (23 June 2021). "Cannes: Tsui Hark, Chen Kaige and Dante Lam Co-Direct China's Most Expensive Film Ever". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ 陈凯歌陈飞宇父子档电影《尘埃里开花》开机. Mtime (in Chinese). July 3, 2019. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ Rosser, Michael (September 25, 2023). "Fortissimo boards Chen Kaige's 'The Volunteers: To The War'". Screen Daily. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Rong, Yu (April 19, 2023). "陈凯歌新片《志愿军:雄兵出击》官宣,朱一龙、陈飞宇、张子枫主演" [Official announcement of Chen Kaige's new film "Volunteer Army: Heroes Attack", starring Zhu Yilong, Chen Feiyu and Zhang Zifeng]. iFeng (in Chinese). Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ^ Frater, Patrick; Keslassy, Elsa (May 2, 2023). "Chen Kaige Sets 'Swan Song' Tchaikovsky Epic as Next Directorial Project". Variety. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "王学圻陈凯歌24年四度合作 《梅兰芳》饰十三燕" [Wang Xueqi and Chen Kaige collaborated four times in 24 years in "Mei Lanfang" as Thirteen Swallows]. Sohu (in Chinese). 13 November 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Yue, Fuyu (6 June 2001). "走近史上经典 关注陈凯歌新剧《吕布与貂蝉》" [Closer to the classics in history, pay attention to Chen Kaige's new drama "Lu Bu and Diao Chan"]. Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Liu, Huan (5 November 2020). "《青春创世纪》定档 陈凯歌首次担任都市剧监制" ["Youth Genesis" is finalized Chen Kaige is the first urban drama producer]. China News (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Guo, Guanhua; Ding, Tao (10 June 2020). "陈凯歌首次监制网剧 《民初奇人传》定档6月12日" [Chen Kaige's first production of the online drama "Biography of Strange People in the Early Republic of China" is scheduled for June 12]. People.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
External links
- Chen Kaige at They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
- Chen Kaige at IMDb
- Chen Kaige at AllMovie
- Chen Kaige: "Freedom Above All Else"
- Chen Kaige – Star of Chinese Fifth-Generation Cinema Directors
- Chen Kaige at the Hong Kong Movie Database