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Stanley Kwan is a Actor, Director, Producer, Assistant Director and Thanks Hongkongais born on 9 october 1957 at Hong Kong (Chine)
Stanley Kwan (simplified Chinese: 关锦鹏; traditional Chinese: 關錦鵬; born October 9, 1957 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong Second Wave Hong Kong film director and producer.
Kwan landed a job at the TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College. Kwan's first film was Women (1985), which starred Chow Yun-fat, and was a big box-office success.
Kwan's films often deal sympathetically with the plight of women and their struggles with romantic affairs of the heart. Rouge (1987), Full Moon in New York (1989), Centre Stage (1992; aka Actress), a biopic on silent film star Ruan Lingyu and Everlasting Regret (2005), are all such typical Kwan films. Red Rose White Rose (1994) is an adaptation of an Eileen Chang novel. The film was entered into the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1998 film Hold You Tight won the Alfred Bauer Prize and Teddy Award at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.
Kwan came out as a gay man in 1996 in Yang ± Yin, his documentary looking at the history of Chinese-language film through the prism of gender roles and sexuality. He is one of the few openly gay directors in Asia and one of the very few to have worked on these themes. His Lan Yu (2001) adapts a gay love story originally published on the Internet.
Les films de Kwan tournent souvent autour de femmes en situations difficiles, et de leurs problèmes de cœur. Rouge (1987), Full Moon in New York (1989), Center Stage (1992) et Everlasting Regret (2005), sont ainsi des films typiques de Stanley Kwan. Red Rose White Rose (1994) est une adaptation d'un roman de Eileen Chang.
Kwan fit son coming out en 1996 en réalisant Yang ± Yin, un documentaire sur les films de langue chinoise, vus à travers les rôles de genre et de la sexualité. Il est l'un des quelques réalisateurs ouvertement gays d'Asie, et l'un des très rares à avoir travaillé sur ce sujet. Son film Histoire d'hommes à Pékin (2001) est une adaptation d'une histoire d'amour gay initialement publiée sur Internet.
En novembre 2018 il fait partie du jury du 31e Festival de Tokyo, présidé par Brillante Mendoza.
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Stanley Kwan
Nationality Hong kong
Birth 9 october 1957 (66 years) at Hong Kong (Chine)
Awards Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Birth 9 october 1957 (66 years) at Hong Kong (Chine)
Awards Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Kwan landed a job at the TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College. Kwan's first film was Women (1985), which starred Chow Yun-fat, and was a big box-office success.
Kwan's films often deal sympathetically with the plight of women and their struggles with romantic affairs of the heart. Rouge (1987), Full Moon in New York (1989), Centre Stage (1992; aka Actress), a biopic on silent film star Ruan Lingyu and Everlasting Regret (2005), are all such typical Kwan films. Red Rose White Rose (1994) is an adaptation of an Eileen Chang novel. The film was entered into the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1998 film Hold You Tight won the Alfred Bauer Prize and Teddy Award at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.
Kwan came out as a gay man in 1996 in Yang ± Yin, his documentary looking at the history of Chinese-language film through the prism of gender roles and sexuality. He is one of the few openly gay directors in Asia and one of the very few to have worked on these themes. His Lan Yu (2001) adapts a gay love story originally published on the Internet.
Biography
Kwan est né à Hong Kong, où il suivit ses études jusqu'à recevoir un diplôme en communication de masse au Hong Kong Baptist College. Il trouva rapidement un travail sur la chaîne de télévision TVB. Il réalisa son premier film en 1985 : Women, avec Chow Yun-fat, qui fut un gros succès au box-office.Les films de Kwan tournent souvent autour de femmes en situations difficiles, et de leurs problèmes de cœur. Rouge (1987), Full Moon in New York (1989), Center Stage (1992) et Everlasting Regret (2005), sont ainsi des films typiques de Stanley Kwan. Red Rose White Rose (1994) est une adaptation d'un roman de Eileen Chang.
Kwan fit son coming out en 1996 en réalisant Yang ± Yin, un documentaire sur les films de langue chinoise, vus à travers les rôles de genre et de la sexualité. Il est l'un des quelques réalisateurs ouvertement gays d'Asie, et l'un des très rares à avoir travaillé sur ce sujet. Son film Histoire d'hommes à Pékin (2001) est une adaptation d'une histoire d'amour gay initialement publiée sur Internet.
En novembre 2018 il fait partie du jury du 31e Festival de Tokyo, présidé par Brillante Mendoza.
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Filmography of Stanley Kwan (23 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | So Young | Producer | |
| 2011 | A Simple Life | Actor | Guest at Premiere |
| 2011 | Cinema Is Everywhere | Actor | Self |
| 2011 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Actor | Self |
| 2008 | Miao Miao | Producer | |
| 2005 | Everlasting Regret | Director | |
| 2005 | Hands in the Hair | Producer | |
| 2003 | The Floating Landscape | Producer | |
| 2001 | Lan Yu | Director | |
| 1999 | Love Will Tear Us Apart | Producer | |
| 1998 | Hold You Tight | Director | |
| 1996 | Irma Vep | Thanks | |
| 1994 | Red Rose White Rose | Director | |
| 1991 | Center Stage | Actor, Director | Self |
| 1987 | Rouge | Director | |
| 1986 | Armour of God | Assistant Director | |
| 1986 | Love Unto Wastes | Director | |
| 1986 | Dream Lovers | Assistant Director | |
| 1985 | Women | Director | |
| 1982 | Boat People | Assistant Director | |
| 1982 | The Postman Strikes Back | Assistant Director | |
| 1981 | The Story of Woo Viet | Assistant Director | |
| 1980 | The Spooky Bunch | Assistant Director |