Chen Kaige

Chen Kaige ({{zh-stpw |p=Chén Kǎigē |s=陈凯歌 |t=陳凱歌 |w=Ch'en K'ai-ko}}) (born August 12, 1952) is a famous Chinese film director.

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August 12 - 1952 - Film director

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He was born in Beijing, and grew up with fellow Fifth-Generation alumni Tian Zhuangzhuang as a childhood friend. His films are known for their visual flair and epic storytelling. His famed Farewell My Concubine (1993), nominated for two Academy Awards and winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival, follows two Beijing opera stars through decades of change in China during the twentieth century. Equally famous is his The Emperor and the Assassin (1999) , an epic involving the legendary King of Qin and the reluctant assassin who aims to kill him. But Kaige doesn't limit himself to epics. His more recent Together (2002) is an intimate film about a young violinist and his doting father.

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Beijing - Tian Zhuangzhuang - Farewell My Concubine - 1993 - Academy Awards - Palme d'Or - Cannes Film Festival - Beijing opera - The Emperor and the Assassin - 1999 - 2002

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Kaige has also acted in several films, including Bertolucci's The Last Emperor (1987) and The Emperor and the Assassin.

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The Last Emperor - 1987

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Today he stands with Zhang Yimou and Tian Zhuangzhuang as the best known of the so-called Fifth-Generation filmmakers, or the Beijing Film Academy's graduating class of 1982.

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Zhang Yimou - Tian Zhuangzhuang - Beijing Film Academy - 1982

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