Gu Changwei
Gu Changwai ( Chinese 顧 長 衛 , Pinyin Gù Chángwèi ; born December 12, 1957 in Xi'an , Shaanxi ) is a Chinese cameraman and film director .
Life
Gu Changwai studied camera at the Beijing Film Academy from 1978 to 1982 . He then worked for the Xi'an Film Studios until 1993 Farewell, my concubine exclusively as a cameraman on the films of his classmates Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou . For this he was given a nomination for best camera for the first time for one of the most important film awards, the Oscar . In 2005 Gu Changwai made his debut as a film director with Kong Que . The drama was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2005 .
Gu Changwai has been married to actress Jiang Wenli since 1993 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1987: Háizǐ Wáng (孩子 王)
- 1987: Red Cornfield (红 高粱 Hóng Gāoliang)
- 1989: Dàiháo měizhōubào (代號 美洲豹)
- 1990: Judou (菊 豆; Jú Dòu)
- 1991: The Master's Prophecy (邊走邊唱; Biān zǒu biān chàng)
- 1993: Farewell, my concubine (霸王別姬 Bàwáng Bié Jī)
- 1994: Yángguāng cànlàn de rìzi (陽光 燦爛 的 日子)
- 1998: Gingerbread Man (The Gingerbread Man)
- 1998: Hurlyburly
- 2000: It started in September (Autumn in New York)
- 2000: Guizi lai le (鬼子 来 了)
- 2005: All the Invisible Children
- 2005: Kǒng Què (孔雀)
- 2007: Lì Chūn (立春)
- 2011: Zuì ài (最愛)
Awards
- 1994 : nomination for Best Cinematography of Farewell My Concubine
- 2005: Award of the Grand Jury Prize for Kong Que
Web links
- Gu Changwei in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). "Gu Changwei" in Encyclopedia of Chinese Film . Taylor & Francis, p. 181. ISBN 0-415-15168-6 .
- ↑ Meza, Ed: 'Carmen' cops gold . Variety . February 21, 2005. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
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SURNAME | Gu, Changwei |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gu, Changwai; 顧 長 衛 (Chinese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese cameraman and film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Xi'an , Shaanxi , China |