Guan Hu

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Guan.
Guan Hu
Chinese name 管虎
Pinyin Guǎn Hǔ (Mandarin)
Born August 1, 1968 (age 46)
Occupation Film director
Years active 1990s-2000s

Guan Hu (born August 1, 1968) is a sixth generation Chinese film director.[1]

Career

A graduate of the class of 1991 of the prestigious Beijing Film Academy, Guan became the youngest director in the Beijing Film Studio. In the 1990s, Guan directed a handful of films making a name as an important voice of the sixth generation, most notably with his debut, 1994's Dirt. A portrayal of Beijing's rock music scene, Dirt was filmed on a shoestring budget and was funded primarily by lead actress, Kong Lin.[2] Dirt is often compared with another major sixth generation film about the Beijing rock scene, Zhang Yuan's Beijing Bastards. Unlike that film, Guan Hu paid nearly US$2000 for state studio affiliation, allowing the film to be distributed in China and screened abroad with approval from state regulators.[2]

Filmography

Year English Title Chinese Title Notes
1994 Dirt 头发乱了 Directorial debut
1996 Cello in a Cab 浪漫街头 Also known as The Street Rhapsody
1999 Farewell Our 1948 再见，我们的一九四八
2002 Eyes of a Beauty 西施眼
2009 Cow 斗牛
2012 Design of Death 杀生
2013 The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel 厨子戏子痞子
2015 Fading Wave 老炮儿

References

  1. ↑ Zhang, Zhen (2007), The Urban Generation: Chinese Cinema and Society at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century, Page 54. Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-4074-7. Google Book Search. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis, p. 142-43. ISBN 0-415-15168-6.

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