歌女红牡丹 (1930 ) Sing-Song Red Peony 啼笑姻缘 (1932 ) Between Tears and Laughs
Directors of the second generatio
• Directing career: 1930s~1940s • Representatives:
The unique styles of his film
• Keeping pace with the times
• Show the characters features through the historical or political background
谢晋作品剧照
芙蓉镇(Hibiscus Town )1896
Directors of the first generation
• Directing career: 1900s to 1920s • Representatives:
郑正秋，张石川，绍醉翁，杨小 仲
The features of their films
• Against the feudalism
His films
1987 1988 Red Sorghum Codename Cougar 红高粱 代号美洲豹
1990
1991 1992 1994
Ju Dou
菊豆
Raise the Red Lantern 大红灯笼高高挂 The Story of Qiu Ju To Live 秋菊打官司 活着
• Value the films’ effect of Social enlightenment
• Learn from the traditional drama
难夫难妻（die for marriage） 1913
郑正秋（1889-1935)
• Born in 上海
• Director
Writer
• The pioneer of Chinese filmdom
The unique styles of his film
• Catering to the audience • Approving the level audience’s appreciation
劳工的爱情 Labors’ Love
1995
1997
Shanghai Triad
Keep Cool
摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥
有话好好说
1999
His Roles
• cinematographer 1984《一个和八个》One and Eight获中国电影优 秀摄影奖； 1985《黄土地》Yellow Earth Best Cinematography of 5th Golden Rooster Awards；法国南特亚非拉三大洲国际电影节最 佳摄影奖；美国夏威夷国际电影节最佳摄影奖 • Supporting actor 1986《老井》Old Well 1989《古今大战秦俑情》Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior • director
一江春水向东流 (1947) The Spring River Flows East
都会的早晨 (1933) Morning in the Metropolis
南海潮 (1962)
渔光曲 （Song of The Fishermen）
• Fisherman 徐福 小猴小 猫 • Awarded the Moscow international film prize in 1935)
A prosaic film • Gain Many prizes at the Hundred Flower Awards in 1983 • Became the permanent memory of a
The 5th generation
• Mainly referring to Beijing Film Academy graduates of the early 1980s, the fifth generation of Chinese directors generally had some bumpy and uneasy experiences before actually becoming directors, witnessing the dramatic changes of the society. They accepted professional training in filming during the period when China first initiated its epoch-making reform and opening-up policy. After graduation, they worked with new passion and brought some new momentum into the Chinese film industry.
蔡楚生 ，郑君里，费穆，吴永刚
The features of their films
• Realism • Reflecting the social life
• Gradually get rid of the traditional drama
蔡楚生（19061968）
• Born in 上海 • Awarded the century of direction of Chinese film prize in 1995
• It was the beginning of Chinese realism film
Directors of the third generation
• Directing career ：After 1949~
• Representatives: 谢铁骊、水华、崔嵬、谢晋
The features of their films
• 湖南芙蓉镇
Directors of the forth generation
• Graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1960s
• Representatives: 吴贻弓、张暖忻、黄健中、滕文骥
The features of their films
• Breaking up the structures of dramatic • Advocating the realism
• Having the strong sense of social responsibility and historical mission
吴贻弓(1938 ~)
• Born in重庆 • Awarded the Chinese movie lifetime achievement award in the 15th Shanghai film festival in 2012 • Gain the best director prize at
• Praised as film the founder of Chinese
The unique styles of his film
• Very attractive
• Easy to understand • Very good at shaping the characters
渔光曲 (1934） Song of The Fishermen
姐妹花 The two sisters
自由之花 The Flower of Freedom
一个上海女人 A Shanghai Woman
张石川（1890-1953）
• 浙江宁波人 • 156 films • making a great contribution to Chinese movie art
Zhang YiMou张艺谋
1950：Born in Shanxi. 1968: after middle school, he was sent to farms and factories during the Cultural Revolution. 1978:studied Cinematography in Beijing Film Academy . 1982: graduated from BFA.
• 1949~1965 水华《白毛女》，崔嵬《青春 之歌》、《小兵张嘎》，谢晋《女篮五号》 等
• 1966~1976 谢铁骊《海霞》、《闪闪的红 星》于彦夫 《创业》 • 1976~ 谢晋《芙蓉镇》 、《鸦片战 争》 、 凌子风《骆驼祥子》 《边城》
谢晋(1923-2008 )
• 绍兴上虞人
• Praised as the most reputation Chinese in the international filmdom
Representatives
• Tian Zhuangzhuang(1952- ) 《猎场扎撒》、《盗马贼》 • Wu Ziniu (1953- ) 《喋血黑谷》、《晚钟》、 《南京大屠杀》 • Huang Jianxin(1954- ) 《黑炮事件》《建国大业》 《建党伟业》 • Zhang Yimou(1950- ) • Chen Kaige(1952- ) • Feng Xiaogang(1958- )
The unique styles of his film
• Pay more attention to Commercial interests • Mainly focus on entertainment movie
火烧红莲寺 (1928 ) Burning of the Red Lotus Temple
• Basing on the principle of realism, Reflecting the essence of life • Explore the national style and regional characteristics