Wang Xiaoshuai was born in 1966 in Shanghai but spent the first thirteen years of his life in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province in southwestern China as a result of upheaval during the Cultural Revolution. While in Guiyang, Wang became interested in and began studying painting. By 1979, he and his family had moved to Wuhan. When he was 15, Wang moved to Beijing where he attended the Central Art Academy Middle School to study painting before eventually studying directing at the Beijing Film Academy. Directorial career. After his graduation from the Beijing Film Academy, Wang spent some time working under the PRC studio system before starting out on his own. His first film, The Days (1993), was an independent feature shot on the weekends in Beijing and starring Wang’s friends as two artists. He followed up The Days with Suicides (1994) and Frozen (1995). Frozen, another foray into the art world of Beijing was made under the pseudonym of "Wu Ming" (literally, "No Name" or "Anonymouse"). In contrast to both Frozen and The Days, which both took place in Beijing, Wang’s next film, So Close to Paradise (1997) saw him return to Wuhan to film a story of two migrant workers who become involved in a kidnapping.Wang followed up Paradise with the family comedy Suburban Dreams in 1999.Despite the numerous films to his credit at this point, it was not until Beijing Bicycle that Wang rose to truly international success.The winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, Beijing Bicycle wowed critics with its story of a youth's search for his stolen bicycle, particularly with its shades of Vittorio De Sica's 1948 The Bicycle Thieves.After the success of Beijing Bicycle, Wang made The Drifters (2003) which screened at the Cannes Film Festival in competition for the Prix Un Certain Regard, though it failed win any prizes. Shanghai Dreams (2005), however, managed to win Cannes's Prix du Jury award.His most recent film, Left Right about a divorced couple living in modern China is scheduled for release in 2007.
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filmography
Director:
Zuo you (2007)
Qing hong (2005)
... aka Shanghai Dreams (International: English title)
Er di (2003)
... aka Drifters (International: English title)
Jeonjaeng geu ihu (2002) (segment "The New Year")
... aka After War (International: English title)
Shiqi sui de dan che (2001)
... aka Beijing Bicycle (France) (International: English title)
Meng huan tian yuan (1999)
... aka The House (International: English title)
Biandan, guniang (1998)
... aka Ruan's Song
... aka So Close to Paradise (Europe: English title)
Jidu hanleng (1996)
... aka Frozen
Da youxi (1994)
... aka Suicides
Dongchun de rizi (1993)
... aka The Days
Writer:
Zuo you (2007)
Qing hong (2005)
... aka Shanghai Dreams (International: English title)
Er di (2003)
... aka Drifters (International: English title)
Shiqi sui de dan che (2001)
... aka Beijing Bicycle (France) (International: English title)
Biandan, guniang (1998)
... aka Ruan's Song
... aka So Close to Paradise (Europe: English title)
Jidu hanleng (1996) (as Ming Wu)
... aka Frozen
Da youxi (1994)
... aka Suicides
Dongchun de rizi (1993)
... aka The Days
Actor:
Xue zhan dao di (2006)
... aka Karmic Mahjong (International: English title)
Shijie (2004)
... aka The World (International: English title) (USA: literal English title)
... aka World (USA: festival title)
Violon rouge, Le (1998) .... Junior Policeman (Shanghai)
... aka The Red Violin (Canada: English title) (USA)
... aka Violino rosso, Il (Italy)
Zhou mo qing ren (1995) .... Zhang Chi
... aka Weekend Lover (Hong Kong: English title)
Peering from the Moon (1991)
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