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Ye Lou

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Ye Lou
Ye Lou was born (in 1965) and grew up in Shanghai, a city he would film beautifully in his Suzhou River (2000) (Suzhou River). After studying cinema at the Beijing Film Academy, the gifted young man debuted in the film career as an assistant director, a producer and a short subjects director. His second feature Zhou mo qing ren (1993) (Weekend Lover) was both a public and critical success, crowned by the Fassbinder Prize. In 1997, he accepted to produce "Super City", a TV series for which he hired ten of the most promising names of the sixth-generation-directors. Three years later, he came to international prominence with Suzhou River (2000) (Suzhou River), an ambitious artistic meditation on love and the status of woman in the rapidly changing Chinese society as well as a moving ode to his home town Shanghai.
BornMarch 15, 1965
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Ye Lou, Lei Hao, and Hao Qin at an event for Mystery (2012)
Ye Lou, Lei Hao, Hao Qin, Yawen Zhu, Xi Qi, and Fangyuan Chang at an event for Mystery (2012)
Ye Lou, Lei Hao, Hao Qin, Yawen Zhu, Xi Qi, and Fangyuan Chang at an event for Mystery (2012)

Known for

Mystery (2012)
Mystery
6.4
  • Director
  • 2012
Suzhou River (2000)
Suzhou River
7.4
  • Director
  • 2000
Blind Massage (2014)
Blind Massage
7.2
  • Director
  • 2014
The Shadow Play (2018)
The Shadow Play
6.6
  • Director
  • 2018

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Director

  • Gong Li in Saturday Fiction (2019)
    Saturday Fiction
  • The Shadow Play (2018)
    The Shadow Play
  • Blind Massage (2014)
    Blind Massage
  • Mystery (2012)
    Mystery
  • Flower (2011)
    Flower
  • 42 One Dream Rush (2010)
    42 One Dream Rush
  • Spring Fever (2009)
    Spring Fever
  • Summer Palace (2006)
    Summer Palace
  • Ziyi Zhang in Purple Butterfly (2003)
    Purple Butterfly
  • In Shanghai (2001)
    In Shanghai
  • Suzhou River (2000)
    Suzhou River
  • Wei qing shao nu (1994)
    Wei qing shao nu
  • Zhou mo qing ren (1993)
    Zhou mo qing ren

Producer

  • The Shadow Play (2018)
    The Shadow Play
    • (produced by)
  • Blind Massage (2014)
    Blind Massage
  • Mystery (2012)
    Mystery
  • Spring Fever (2009)
    Spring Fever
  • Summer Palace (2006)
    Summer Palace
  • Ziyi Zhang in Purple Butterfly (2003)
    Purple Butterfly

Writer

  • Mystery (2012)
    Mystery
  • Flower (2011)
    Flower
  • Summer Palace (2006)
    Summer Palace
  • Ziyi Zhang in Purple Butterfly (2003)
    Purple Butterfly
  • Suzhou River (2000)
    Suzhou River
  • Wei qing shao nu (1994)
    Wei qing shao nu

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    • March 15, 1965
    • Shanghai, China
    • Yingli Ma? - present
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    Banned by the Chinese government from making movies for two years in 2000 for making Suzhou River without an approval from the authority.
  • Quotes
    I'm just a director. I'm not a politician. I don't want to get into boring politics in my films.

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