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Tian Zhuangzhuang

Director • Born 1952

Tian Zhuangzhuang

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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...

Known for

The Grand Mansion Gate posterThe Grand Mansion GateSeries • 2001The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up posterThe 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-UpSeries • 2018Monk Comes Down the Mountain posterMonk Comes Down the MountainMovie • 2015Us and Them posterUs and ThemMovie • 2018Born to Fly posterBorn to FlyMovie • 2023My People, My Country posterMy People, My CountryMovie • 2019The Blue Kite posterThe Blue KiteMovie • 1994Nightfall posterNightfallMovie • 2012Nice View posterNice ViewMovie • 2022Lady of the Dynasty posterLady of the DynastyMovie • 2015Gone with the Light posterGone with the LightMovie • 2019The Crossing posterThe CrossingMovie • 2018Springtime in a Small Town posterSpringtime in a Small TownMovie • 2002Love Education posterLove EducationMovie • 2017King of the Children posterKing of the ChildrenMovie • 1987The Horse Thief posterThe Horse ThiefMovie • 1986