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Quitting
''Quitting'' () is a 2001 Chinese drama (film and television), drama film directed by Zhang Yang (director), Zhang Yang, starring and based on the true life story of Jia Hongsheng. Jia, an actor and former drug addiction, drug addict, battled his addiction to marijuana and heroin for five years from 1992 to 1997. All members of the cast, from Jia and Jia's family members right down to the doctors and patients at a mental institute Jia was admitted to, are real people playing themselves. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 4 September 2001 and clinched the NETPAC, NETPAC Award. The original Chinese title is an allusion to the The Beatles, Beatles' 1965 classic song "Yesterday (Beatles song), Yesterday". References to The Beatles, of whom Jia was an avid fan, are also made throughout the film. Besides dressing up like John Lennon, Jia also fantasized himself as Lennon's son and recited the Chinese translation of the lyrics to "Let It Be (song), Let It Be" religiously. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jia Hongsheng
Jia Hongsheng (; 19 March 1967 – 5 July 2010) was a Chinese actor who became known in the late 1980s and early 1990s for roles in movies like ''The Case of the Silver Snake'' (1988), ''Good Morning, Beijing'' (1991), ''A Woman from North Shaanxi'' (1993) and ''Weekend Lover'' (1995). His performances were praised by critics and he developed a rebellious image that made him popular among artistic youth and the " Sixth Generation" of Chinese directors. However, he backed away from the limelight in 1995 after becoming addicted to cannabis and eventually heroin. His father, head of the local theatre in Jilin, retired two years before his retirement age, and along with his wife moved to Beijing to try to help Jia. He made a comeback in 2000, starring in the celebrated ''Suzhou River''. The following year he starred in the film he is best known for to Western audiences, the autobiographical ''Quitting''. It depicts his battle with addiction and his family trying to help him sober up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Peter Loehr
Peter Loehr is an American film producer and executive who spent the bulk of his career in Asia. After getting his start in Japan and Taiwan, Loehr started China's first independent film company, Imar Film Co. in 1996. As a producer Loehr was notable for not only producing films, but for being the first to market and distribute movies in house. Through Imar, Loehr produced five independent films in China: Spicy Love Soup, A Beautiful New World, Shower, "All the Way" and "Quitting". These films went on to box office success in China with "Spicy Love Soup" winning many domestic awards. "A Beautiful New World" attended the Berlin Film Festival and won awards both in China and at the Hawaii International Film Festival. "Shower" won many awards at international festivals including Toronto, San Sebastian, Thessaloniki, Rotterdam, Udine and Seattle, and "Quitting" won awards at the Bangkok, Singapore and Stockholm Film Festivals. In 2002 Loehr formed a new entity, Ming Productions a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zhang Yang (director)
Zhang Yang (; born 1967) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He is the son of film director Zhang Huaxun. Zhang grew up in Beijing and studied until 1988 at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong, from which he graduated with a degree in Chinese literature. He then went to the Central Academy of Drama, graduating in 1992. Career Zhang Yang uses a realistic style and achieved great recognition for his 1999 independent production ''Shower (film), Xizao'' (; English translation: ''Shower''), which was successful at Chinese box offices and international film festivals. This was followed in 2001 by ''Zuotian'' ("Quitting" in its American release). The actors in this unusual story about a real actor, Jia Hongsheng, and his struggle with drug addiction are Jia himself, Jia's parents, fellow inmates in a mental institution, the director, Zhang, and others playing themselves. The relationship between parents and their grown children is as central to this film a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
58th Venice International Film Festival
The 58th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 29 August to 8 September 2001. The opening night film was ''Dust'' by Milcho Manchevski. Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti was the Jury President of the main competition. Mira Nair's '' Monsoon Wedding'' was the Golden Lion winner. Jury The following people comprised the 2001 jury: Main Competition * Nanni Moretti, Italian director and actor - Jury President * Jeanne Balibar, French actress and singer * Amitav Ghosh, Indian author * Taylor Hackford, American director * Cecilia Roth, Argentine actress * Jerzy Skolimowski, Polish director and actor * Vibeke Windeløv, Danish producer Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Feature * Francesco Casetti, Italian film theorist * Cédric Kahn, French director * Jafar Panahi, Iranian director * Jean-Loup Passek, French film critic * Ruth Vitale, American producer Cinema of the Present (Cinema del presente) * Michel Ciment, French film critic * Piera Detassis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Imar Film
Imar Film Company is an independent film production company in China. Imar was established in 1997 by American producer Peter Loehr. It was the first legal independent film company in the PRC. Imar handles production, distribution and marketing of films in partnership with Xi'an Film Studio. It specializes in producing low-budget films set in modern urban settings, targeting the urban Chinese youth. Music Imar Film Company works with Rock Records of Taiwan, the world's largest Chinese pop music conglomerate, which allows Imar use of Rock Record's substantial music catalog, Mandarin for their soundtracks. Films produced * ''Spicy Love Soup'' (1997) * ''A Beautiful New World'' (1999) * ''Shower'' (1999) * ''The End of the Line'' * ''Quitting ''Quitting'' () is a 2001 Chinese drama (film and television), drama film directed by Zhang Yang (director), Zhang Yang, starring and based on the true life story of Jia Hongsheng. Jia, an actor and former drug addiction, drug addict, batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wang Yu (cinematographer)
Wang Yu () is a Chinese film director and cinematographer graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. Yu started his movie career in the 1990s and over the past decades, he has achieved great success as an esteemed cinematographer. Yu has collaborated with many prominent Chinese Filmmakers and Directors, including Tian Zhuangzhuang, Lou Ye, and Li Yu. He began his career in 1998 with Lou Ye's film '' Suzhou River''. Yu Wang is a recipient of numerous international accolades. For his work on the film ''The Go Master'', He was awarded the Golden Goblet for Best Cinematography at the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival in 2007, and nominated for Achievement in Cinematography at the 2007 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. In 2015, He is the recipient of Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography with ''The Golden Era ''The Golden Era'' was a 19th-century San Francisco newspaper. The publication featured the writing of Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Charles Warren Stoddard (writing at f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tang Dynasty (band)
Tang Dynasty () is a Chinese rock music, rock band formed in 1989. They are often credited as being the first Chinese heavy metal band and the first folk metal band of Asian style as well. Biography Singer and rhythm guitarist Ding Wu, bassist Zhang Ju (musician), Zhang Ju, and Chinese-American guitarist Kaiser Kuo co-founded Tang Dynasty in early 1989. Kuo left shortly after to return to the United States, with Liu Yijun (guitarist), Liu "Lao Wu" Yijun took his place. According to Kaiser, went on to become China's first "guitar hero." In 1990 the band participated in the Chinese modern rock concert, where they performed early versions of two of their eventual songs. In 1991, the band released its metal/rock version of "The Internationale" in Chinese. Tang Dynasty rose to fame with their Tang Dynasty (album), eponymous debut album, released in December 1992. The album officially sold about 2,000,000 authentic copies throughout Asia and abroad, not counting the multitudes more of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
China Internet Information Center
China Internet Information Center () is a state-run web portal of the People's Republic of China's State Council Information Office and the China International Communications Group. History The China Internet Information Center was launched on December 12, 2000. In 2018, Wang Xiaohui, who also served as a vice minister of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party, became its editor-in-chief. During the Gaza war, the China Internet Information Center was accused of repeating disinformation about Israel from Iran's Tasnim News Agency. The China Internet Information Center regularly purchases ads on Twitter under the "China Says" mantra. See also * Xinhua News Agency Xinhua News Agency (English pronunciation: ),J. C. Wells: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd ed., for both British and American English or New China News Agency, is the official state news agency of the People's Republic of China. It is a ... * China News Service * Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rock Music
Rock is a Music genre, genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It has its roots in rock and roll, a style that drew from the black musical genres of blues and rhythm and blues, as well as from country music. Rock also drew strongly from genres such as electric blues and folk music, folk, and incorporated influences from jazz and other styles. Rock is typically centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drum kit, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a Time signature, time signature and using a verse–chorus form; however, the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political. Rock was the most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cui Jian
Cui Jian or Choi Geon ( zh, c=崔健; ; born 2 August 1961) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and musician. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Chinese Rock", Cui is often deemed the most influential rock musician in China. His music draws influences from Chinese traditional music, hip-hop, jazz, Electronic music, electronic, and Avant-garde music, avant-garde, while his lyrics often delve into political, social, and philosophical themes. Recognized for his Counterculture, countercultural importance, Cui is seen as a cultural icon whose works have significantly shaped rock music both domestically and across Asia. Born into an Koreans in China, ethnic Korean family with parents who were both artists, Cui began his musical career in 1981. In 1986, Cui performed his song "Nothing to My Name" at Beijing's Workers' Gymnasium, which is considered a seminal moment in the history of Chinese rock. Standing out in the Chinese music scene when Patriotism, patriotic bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Beijing
Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as China's List of cities in China by population, second largest city by urban area after Shanghai. It is located in North China, Northern China, and is governed as a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality under the direct administration of the Government of the People's Republic of China, State Council with List of administrative divisions of Beijing, 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.Figures based on 2006 statistics published in 2007 National Statistical Yearbook of China and available online at archive. Retrieved 21 April 2009. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province and neighbors Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jing-Jin-Ji, Jing-Jin-Ji cluster. Beijing is a global city and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dou Wei
Dou Wei (born October 14, 1969) is a Chinese musician, singer-songwriter, composer and music producer. He is a representative figure in Chinese rock music. Alongside rock singers He Yong and Zhang Chu, they were collectively known as the "Prominent Three of Moyan Record Label" in the 1990s. Music Dou Wei is a multi-instrumentalist and produces music across many genres. He first came to prominence as a member of the hard rock group Black Panther (Hei Bao, 黑豹). In the album '' Sunny Days'' and '' Mountain River'', Dou Wei explored new frontiers in electronic and ambient music. From there on, Dou Wei's music took the direction of ambience, folk and post-rock. His two last vocal albums, ''Acousma'' and ''Rainy Murmur'' with the E Band, drew influence from the UK post-rock group Bark Psychosis. Since then Dou Wei's music has become more improvisational, and he has consistently collaborated with others and formed the group ''Indefinite''. His 2013 album ''Golden Curse'' (殃 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
