Zhang Xiaoling, better known by his stage name Zhang Yibai () (born 14 April 1963, in
Chongqing
ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...
,
China
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) is a
Chinese film director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...
,
screenwriter
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and
producer.
Directorial career
Zhang began his career in
television
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and
music video
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s before directing his debut, ''
Spring Subway'' in 2002.
Zhang, like many other modern Chinese directors, has focused primarily on life in modern Chinese cities. ''Spring Subway'', for example, follows its protagonist as he wanders through Beijing's
subway system, while the mystery-thriller ''Curiosity Killed the Cat'' follows its characters through the central China
boomtown
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of
Chongqing
ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...
(also Zhang's hometown).
His next two films, 2007's ''
The Longest Night in Shanghai'' and 2008's ''
Lost, Indulgence'' have seen the director's exposure and successes extending increasingly overseas. ''Longest Night'', starring
Zhao Wei, constitutes one of the first China-Japan coproductions,
while ''Lost'' was selected to premiere at New York City's
Tribeca Film Festival
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in 2008.
Filmography
References
External links
*
Zhang Yibaiat the Chinese Movie Database
Film directors from Chongqing
1963 births
Living people
Chinese film directors
Central Academy of Drama alumni
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