Tian Zhuangzhuang
Directing
Tian Zhuangzhuang (simplified Chinese: 田壮壮; traditional Chinese: 田壯壯; pinyin: Tián Zhuàngzhuàng, Mandarin pronunciation: [tʰi̯ɛ̌n ʈʂu̯ɑ̂ŋʈʂu̯ɑ̂ŋ]; born April 1952 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese film director, producer and actor. Tian was born to an influential actor and actress in China. Following a short stint in the military, Tian began his artistic career first as an amateur photographer and then as an assistant cinematographer at the Beijing Agricultural Film Studio. In 1978 he was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, where he formed the so-called Fifth Generation with Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Peng Xiaolan and Wu Ziniu. His films The Horse Thief and The Blue Kite brought him international fame, but also problems with the Chinese censors that kept him from working in China. Lately, Tian is again active as director; his remake of Springtime in a Small Town was shown in Rotterdam in 2003.
Born: April 26, 1952 · Beijing, China
Filmography (30)
The Shadowless Tower
2023
Born to Fly
2023
Nice View
2022
Knock Knock
2021
Keep Rolling
2020
Gone with the Light
2019
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
2019
My People, My Country
2019
No. 7 Cherry Lane
2019
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
The Crossing
2018
Us and Them
2018
Love Education
2017
Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait
2016
Lady of the Dynasty
2015
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
2015
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014
Nightfall
2012
A Grandson from America
2012
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
The Warrior and the Wolf
2009
The Go Master
2007
Jasmine Women
2004
Springtime in a Small Town
2002
The Grand Mansion Gate
2001
So Close to Paradise
1998
The Blue Kite
1994
Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
1991
King of the Children
1987
The Horse Thief
1986