Lou Ye






























Lou Ye
Chinese name
婁燁 (traditional)
Chinese name
娄烨 (simplified)
Pinyin
Lóu Yè (Mandarin)
Born
1965 (age 52–53)
Shanghai
Occupation
Filmmaker
Years active
1990s–present

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lou.

Lou Ye (Wade–Giles: Lou Yeh), born 1965, is a Chinese screenwriter-director who is commonly grouped with the "Sixth Generation"[1][2][3] directors of Chinese cinema.




Contents






  • 1 Films


  • 2 Controversy


  • 3 Filmography


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Films


Born in Shanghai, Lou was educated at the Beijing Film Academy. In 1993, he made his first film Weekend Lover, but it was not released until two years later, having its world premiere at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg where it received the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award. Between completion and premiere of Weekend Lover he made and released Don't Be Young, a thriller about a girl who takes her nightmares as real, in 1994. Lou, however, did not gain international prominence until his third film, the neo-noir Suzhou River. That film dealt with questions of identity and proved quite controversial upon its release in China. Upon its release, international audiences praised Suzhou River, which several critics felt evoked Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, particularly in how both films focus on a man obsessed with a mysterious woman.[4][5]


In 2003 Lou released Purple Butterfly starring Zhang Ziyi. The film is a tale of revenge and betrayal taking place during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, with a complex narrative structure borrowing heavily from film noir traditions.


Lou's next film, Summer Palace (2006), a story of two lovers in the backdrop of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, again brought Lou into conflict with Chinese authorities, resulting in a five-year ban for both him and his producer. In order to circumvent the ban, his next film, Spring Fever, was shot surreptitiously in Nanjing and registered as a Hong Kong-French coproduction to avoid censors. The film was shown in competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival[6] where writer Mei Feng won the Best Screenplay award.


In 1998, Lou, along with actress Nai An (who had starred in his first two films, and would go on to star in Suzhou River) started the production company Dream Factory, which would go on to produce all of Lou's films.



Controversy


Lou Ye's films have proven controversial in their content, and often deal with issues of sexuality, gender, and obsession. Government censors banned his first film Weekend Lover for two years, while his breakout film Suzhou River is still banned (with Lou receiving a 2-year ban from filmmaking).


Later, after Lou submitted Summer Palace to the 2006 Cannes Film Festival without approval from Chinese censors, he was banned from film-making again, this time for five years.[7] The film itself was also banned, though according to Lou this was because it was not up to the SARFT's standards for picture and sound quality.[8]



Filmography










































































Year
 English title
 Chinese title
 Notes

1994
Don't be young
 危情少女

1995
Weekend Lover
 周末情人
 Werner Fassbinder Award for Best Direction at the 1996 Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival

2000
Suzhou River
 苏州河
 Tiger Award at the 1999 International Film Festival Rotterdam

2001
 "In Shanghai"
 在上海
Documentary short, 16m

2003
Purple Butterfly
 紫蝴蝶

2006
Summer Palace
 頤和園

2009
Spring Fever
 春风沉醉的夜晚
Prix du scénario award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival

2011
Love and Bruises
 花

2012
Mystery
 浮城谜事
Asian Film Award for Best Film

2014
Blind Massage
 推拿
Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film

2016
A Rain Cloud in the Sky
 风中有朵雨做的云


References





  1. ^ Valens, Grégory (2003). "Purple Butterfly". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on 2006-08-31. Retrieved 2007-04-30..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Hu, Brian (2005-02-03). "Above Ground and Over His Head". Asia Pacific Arts. Archived from the original on 2007-02-18. Retrieved 2007-04-30.


  3. ^ The Daily Telegraph Staff (2006-02-28). "In the Realm of Censors". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-04-30.


  4. ^ Scott, A.O. (2000-03-25). "Film Festival Review; A Chill Scene for Shadowy Characters". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-02-23.


  5. ^ "Think Global, Act Local". The Village Voice. 2000-03-20. Archived from the original on 2007-09-23. Retrieved 2007-02-23.


  6. ^ McCarthy, Todd (2009-04-16). "Cannes taps heavy hitters". Variety. Retrieved 2009-04-22.


  7. ^ Variety Staff (2006-09-04). "China gives 'Palace' pair 5-year bans". Variety. Retrieved 2007-02-20.


  8. ^ Jones, Arthur (2007-02-08). "'Banned filmmaker' is a relative term". Variety. Retrieved 2007-04-29.




External links








  • Lou Ye on IMDb


  • Lou Ye at AllMovie


  • Lou Ye at the Chinese Movie Database


  • Interview with Lou Ye at Telepolis (German)










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