Feng Xiaoning
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Feng Xiaoning (born 1954) is a Chinese
film director
, screenwriter
and cinematographer
. He is considered a member of the "Fifth Generation" Chinese directors who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy
in 1982. Feng however graduated from the Art Direction class.
He is currently also a member of Chinese National Political Consultative Conference and Chinese Writers' Association.
Feng was born in Xi'an to a family of teachers. He is most famous for his self-dubbed "War and Peace" (战争与和平) trilogy
in film - Red River Valley
(1997), Lovers' Grief over the Yellow River (1999) and Purple Sunset
(2001).
Chinese people
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
. He is considered a member of the "Fifth Generation" Chinese directors who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy
Beijing Film Academy
Beijing Film Academy is a coeducational state-run higher education institution in Beijing, China. The film school is the largest institution specialised in the tertiary education for film and television production in Asia...
in 1982. Feng however graduated from the Art Direction class.
He is currently also a member of Chinese National Political Consultative Conference and Chinese Writers' Association.
Feng was born in Xi'an to a family of teachers. He is most famous for his self-dubbed "War and Peace" (战争与和平) trilogy
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...
in film - Red River Valley
Red River Valley (1997 film)
Red River Valley is a 1997 film about the British incursion into Tibet, starring Paul Kersey and Ning Jing. It was also released under the title A Tale of the Sacred Mountain. A book by Peter Fleming, Ian Fleming's brother, is credited in the movie...
(1997), Lovers' Grief over the Yellow River (1999) and Purple Sunset
Purple Sunset
Purple Sunset is a 2001 Chinese film written and directed by Feng Xiaoning. Feng also acted as the film's cinematographer.Purple Sunset is a anti-war film set in August 1945, at the time when the Japanese were in the throes of defeat during World War II and losing control of mainland China...
(2001).