A Soul Haunted by Painting
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A Soul Haunted by Painting (also known as Soul of a Painter and Pan Yu Liang (Pan Yuliang
), a Woman Painter) is a 1994 Chinese film starring Gong Li
and directed by Huang Shuqin.
It is loosely based on the life of Pan Yuliang
, a former prostitute turned painter.
Pan Yuliang
Pan Yuliang, born Zhang Yuliang , was an award-winning Chinese painter, renowned as the first woman in the country to paint in the Western style. She had studied in Shanghai and Paris. Because her modernist works caused controversy and drew severe criticism in China during the 1930s, Pan returned...
), a Woman Painter) is a 1994 Chinese film starring Gong Li
Gong Li
Gong Li is a Chinese film actress. Gong first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou and is credited with helping to bring Chinese cinema to Europe and the United States....
and directed by Huang Shuqin.
It is loosely based on the life of Pan Yuliang
Pan Yuliang
Pan Yuliang, born Zhang Yuliang , was an award-winning Chinese painter, renowned as the first woman in the country to paint in the Western style. She had studied in Shanghai and Paris. Because her modernist works caused controversy and drew severe criticism in China during the 1930s, Pan returned...
, a former prostitute turned painter.