Zhou Xiaowen

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhou.

Zhou Xiaowen
Chinese name	周曉文 (traditional)
Chinese name	周晓文 (simplified)
Pinyin	Zhōu Xiǎowén (Mandarin)
Origin	People's Republic of China
Born	1954 (age 61–62) Beijing
Occupation	Film director

Zhou Xiaowen (simplified Chinese: 周晓文; traditional Chinese: 周曉文; pinyin: Zhōu Xiǎowén; born 1954 in Beijing) is a Chinese filmmaker. He graduated from the Cinematography Department of the Beijing Film Academy in 1975 and is part of the so-called Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers.^[1]

Zhou's thrillers received commercial success. Due to government censorship several of his films were prevented from being released. Very few people not in China knew about Zhou before the 1994 release of Ermo.^[2]

Selected filmography

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Notes
1987	Desperation	最后的疯狂	Co-directed with Shi Chengfeng; also known as The Last Frenzy
1987	In Their Prime	他们正年轻	Co-directed with Guo Fangfang
1987	Obsession	疯狂的代价	Also known as The Price of Frenzy
1991	No Regrets About Youth	青春无悔	Also known as No Regrets
1992	The Impulse of Youth	青春冲动
1993	The Lie Detector	测谎器
1993	The Trail	大路
1994	The Black Mountain	黑山路
1994	Ermo	二嫫
1996	The Emperor's Shadow	秦颂
1998	The Common People

References

Xiao, Zhiwei and Yingjin Zhang. Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis, June 1, 2002. ISBN 0203195558, 9780203195550.

Notes

↑ Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). "Fifth Generation" in Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis, p. 164. ISBN 0-415-15168-6.
↑ Xiao and Zhang, p. 95.

External links

Zhou Xiaowen at the Internet Movie Database
Zhou Xiaowen at AllMovie
Zhou Xiaowen at the Chinese Movie Database
"Zhou Xiaowen on 'The Emperor's Shadow', by Augusta Palmer, from IndieWire People

The Fifth Generation

Beijing Film Academy: Class of 1982	Chen Kaige (director) Gu Changwei (cinematographer/director) He Qun (art director/director) Hou Yong (cinematographer/director) Hu Mei (director) Li Shaohong (director) Liu Miaomiao (director) Lü Yue (cinematographer/director) Ning Ying (director) Peng Xiaolian (director) Tian Zhuangzhuang (director) Wu Ziniu (director) Xia Gang (director) Xie Xiaojing (director) Zhang Jianya (director) Zhang Junzhao (director) Zhang Yimou (cinematographer/director) Zhao Fei (cinematographer)

Associated Figures	He Ping (director) Huang Jianxin (director) Sun Zhou (director) Zhang Zeming (director) Zhou Xiaowen (director) Wu Tianming (producer)

Major Works	Our Corner (1980) One and Eight (1983) Yellow Earth (1984) The Horse Thief (1985) The Black Cannon Incident (1985) Red Sorghum (1987) Evening Bell (1988) Ju Dou (1990) Raise the Red Lantern (1991) Farewell My Concubine (1993) The Blue Kite (1993) Ermo (1994)

Authority control	VIAF: 54062226 ISNI: 0000 0000 8235 7177

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