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Tian Zhuangzhuang
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.
As director
The Warrior and the Wolf
The Go Master
Tea-Horse Road Series: Delamu
Springtime in a Small Town
The Blue Kite
Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
Unforgettable Life
Rock Kids
Special Operating Room
The Street Players
The Horse Thief
On the Hunting Ground
September
The Red Elephant
Our Corner
The Courtyard
Cry of the Birds
As actor
The Shadowless Tower
Born to Fly
Shining for One Thing
Tian Zhuangzhuang: My Relationship with Films
Nice View
Bipolar
Keep Rolling
My People, My Country
No. 7 Cherry Lane
Gone with the Light
The Outsiders
Us and Them
Love Education
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Nightfall
South of the Clouds
The Making of Steel
New Chinese Cinema
明天，会更好