Peng Xiaolian
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Peng Xiaolian (Chinese: 彭小莲; born 1953)[1] is a Chinese film director, scriptwriter and author. A graduate of the 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy, Xia is a member of the so-called Fifth Generation, although her style differs from the other members of this group.[1]
Biography
Peng Xiaolian was born in Shanghai, the youngest daughter of former Communist cadre Peng Baishan (彭伯山), who was imprisoned as a counterrevolutionay when she was two.[2] Her mother was a translator of film dialogue.[3] In 1968, Peng Xiaolian's father was whipped to death by Red Guards.[4] She was relocated from Shanghai to rural Jiangxi as an "educated youth" and stayed there for nine years. In 1982, she graduated from the Department of Directing of the Beijing Film Academy and started working at the Shanghai Film Studio.[2] In 1989 she went to the United States on a scholarship to pursue an MFA degree at New York University.[1] She returned to Shanghai in 1996.[5]
Selected filmography
As director
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Storm Under the Sun | Documentary about Hu Feng.[4] Co-director with S. Louisa Wei. | |
| 2006 | Shanghai Rumba | 上海伦巴 | |
| 2004 | Shanghai Story | 美丽上海 | Won four 2004 Golden Rooster Awards, including the Best Picture and Best Director awards. |
| 2002 | Shanghai Women | 假装没感觉 | |
| 2001 | Red Persimmons | 满山红柿 | 満山紅柿 上山 柿と人とのゆきかい (Manzan Benigaki). Co-director: completed an unfinished documentary by Shinsuke Ogawa.[4] Cultivation of persimmons in the Japanese village of Kaminoyama.[6] |
| 2000 | Keke's Magic Umbrella | 可可的魔伞 | Children's animation. |
| 1998 | Once Upon a Time in Shanghai | 上海纪事 | |
| 1996 | Love and Murder | 犬杀 | aka. The Dog Murder[7] |
| 1989 | Women's Story | 女人的故事 | |
| 1986 | Me and My Classmates | 我和我的同学们 | Shanghai Film Studio. Won the Best Children's Film award at the 1987 Golden Rooster Awards.[2] |
References
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External links
- Peng Xiaolian at the Internet Movie Database
- Peng Xiaolian at AllMovie
- Peng Xiaolian at the Chinese Movie Database
