Shui Hua
Shui Hua | |||
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Born | Zhang Yufan November 23, 1916 Nanjing, China | ||
Died | December 16, 1995 | (aged 79)||
Occupation | Film director, Screenwriter | ||
Years active | 1950s-1960s; 1980s | ||
Chinese name | |||
Traditional Chinese | 水華 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 水华 | ||
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Shui Hua (simplified Chinese: 水华; traditional Chinese: 水華) (November 23, 1916 – December 16, 1995), born Zhang Yufan,[1] was a Chinese film director who gained prominence in the 1950s in the early years of the People's Republic of China.
Career[]
Born in Nanjing in 1916, Shui Hua studied to be an attorney at Fudan University in Shanghai.[1] During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Shui made his way to the Yan'an where he became a member of the Communist Party of China.[1] After the war, Shui became involved in theater while teaching eventually moving into filmmaking with his 1950 debut film, .[1] Later in the decade, he directed the critically acclaimed , based on a short story by the author Mao Dun.[1]
With the turmoil of the 1960s and 1970s, Shui's filmmaking days seemed behind him. However, upon China's re-emergence from the Cultural Revolution, Shui again began to direct films, including (1981), based on a story by Lu Xun, and Blue Flowers (1984).
Filmography[]
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
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1950 | 白毛女 | Co-directed with Wang Bin | |
1959 | 林家铺子 | Based on the short story by Mao Dun | |
1960 | A Revolutionary Family | 革命家庭 | Best Screenplay at the Hundred Flowers Awards Entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.[2] |
1965 | 烈火中永生 | ||
1981 | 伤逝 | Based on the short story by Lu Xun | |
1984 | 蓝色的花 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). "Shui Hua" in Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis, p. 305. ISBN 0-415-15168-6.
- ^ "2nd Moscow International Film Festival (1961)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
External links[]
- 1916 births
- 1995 deaths
- Film directors from Jiangsu
- Fudan University alumni
- Artists from Nanjing
- Chinese film directors