Zheng Zhengqiu
Zheng Zhengqiu ( Chinese 鄭正秋 / 郑正秋 , Pinyin Zhèng Zhèngqiū , born January 25, 1889 in Shanghai , Chinese Empire ; Zi 芳 澤 / 芳 泽 , Fāngzé , Hao 伯 常 , Bócháng , author's name 藥 風 / 药 风 , Yàofēng ; † 16. July 1935 ibid), also known as Zheng Fangze , was a Chinese screenwriter and film director . He is one of the pioneers of Chinese film .
Life
Zheng Zhengqiu was already an influential playwright and theater critic when he was brought to the Asia Film Company by Zhang Shichuan in 1913 . In the same year he wrote for Zhang Married Couple in Need - the first original Chinese short film - about the practice of arranged marriage . In 1922 he founded the Mingxing film company together with Zhang Shichuan and Zhou Jianyun and became its assistant manager. However, Zheng Zhengqiu worked there mainly as a screenwriter and director. One of the first productions of the studio with the participation of Zheng was Zhi guo yuan ( The Romance of a Fruit Seller , 1922), today the oldest surviving Chinese film. Between 1923 and 1930, Zheng Zhengqiu worked on 53 film productions, including Ruan Lingyu's film debut in Bu Wancang's Gua ming de fu qi (1927), Zhang Shichuan's martial arts film Huo shao hong lian si ( The Burning of Red Lotus Temple , 1928) and two joint directing works with Cheng Bugao from the same year. One of the most frequent issues Zheng dealt with is the plight of the poor and the powerless, and he saw himself as their mouthpiece.
His most commercially successful directorial work was the film Zi mei hua ( Twin Sisters , 1934), in which Hu Die plays a double role. Zheng Zhengqiu contrasts the two roles in line with his predilection for the destitute: the sister who is married to a rich military is mean and cruel, the other has to work as a housemaid to support her husband, but is nice and loving.
When the chronically ill and overworked Zheng died in 1935, his close links as well as representatives of the Kuomintang paid him their respects.
Web links
- Zheng Zhengqiu in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Zheng Zhengqiu in Hong Kong Movie Database - hkmdb.com (Chinese, English)
- Zheng Zhengqiu in MTime - mtime.com (Chinese)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zheng, Zhengqiu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 鄭正秋 (Chinese - traditional character); 郑正秋 (Chinese - symbol); Zheng, Fangze (pinyin); 鄭芳澤 (Chinese - traditional character); 郑芳泽 (Chinese - abbreviation) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese playwright, screenwriter and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shanghai |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1935 |
| Place of death | Shanghai |