A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
彭小莲
Birthplace:
Chaling County, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
Born:
June 26, 1953
Died:
June 19, 2019
Peng Xiaolian (simplified Chinese: 彭小莲; traditional Chinese: 彭小蓮; born 1953) is a Chinese film director, scriptwriter and author. A graduate of the 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy, she is a member of the so-called Fifth Generation, although her style differs from the other members of this group. Upon graduation from Beijing Film Academy in 1982, Peng was assigned to work in Shanghai Film Studio, where she first worked as an assistant director. Only three years later, she was given a teenage film Me and My Classmate to direct. The film was a success and snatched several top awards in China. As a reward, she was a given a chance to direct a film that she had wanted to direct: Women's Story (1988). This film made her known to the world, not only by entering festivals like The Creteil Women's International Film Festival and Hawaii International Film Festival, but also praised for its strong feminine subjectivity and its portrayal of rural Chinese women.
Art Direction:
2008 The Red Race
Director:
1986 Me and My Classmates
1989 Women's Story
1996 The Dog Homicide
1998 Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
2000 Keke's Magic Umbrella
2001 Red Persimmons
2002 Shanghai Women
2004 Shanghai Story
2006 Shanghai Rumba
2007 Storm Under the Sun
2008 Kids in Shanghai
2008 The Red Race
2017 Please Remember Me
Editor:
1986 Me and My Classmates
1989 Women's Story
1996 The Dog Homicide
1998 Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
2000 Keke's Magic Umbrella
2001 Red Persimmons
2002 Shanghai Women
2004 Shanghai Story
2006 Shanghai Rumba
2007 Storm Under the Sun
2008 Kids in Shanghai
2008 The Red Race
2017 Please Remember Me
Producer:
1986 Me and My Classmates
1989 Women's Story
1996 The Dog Homicide
1998 Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
2000 Keke's Magic Umbrella
2001 Red Persimmons
2002 Shanghai Women
2004 Shanghai Story
2006 A Piece of Heaven: Preliminary Documents
2006 Shanghai Rumba
2007 Storm Under the Sun
2008 Kids in Shanghai
2008 The Red Race
2017 Please Remember Me
Writer:
1986 Me and My Classmates
1989 Women's Story
1996 The Dog Homicide
1998 Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
2000 Keke's Magic Umbrella
2001 Red Persimmons
2002 Shanghai Women
2004 Shanghai Story
2006 A Piece of Heaven: Preliminary Documents
2006 Shanghai Rumba
2007 Storm Under the Sun
2008 Kids in Shanghai
2008 The Red Race
2017 Please Remember Me
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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