Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1952-04-26 (Age: 74)
Place of Birth
Beijing, China
Tian Zhuangzhuang
Biography
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.
Filmography (18)
The Shadowless Tower
2023
Born to Fly
2023
Tian Zhuangzhuang: My Relationship with Films
2022
Nice View
2022
Bipolar
2021
Keep Rolling
2020
Gone with the Light
2019
My People, My Country
2019
No. 7 Cherry Lane
2019The Outsiders
2019
Us and Them
2018
Love Education
2017
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
2015
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014
