Li Han-hsiang
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Li Han-hsiang | |||||||||||
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Died | December 17, 1996 Beijing, People's Republic of China | (aged 70)||||||||||
Occupation | Film director | ||||||||||
Years active | 1953–1994 | ||||||||||
Awards | Cannes Film Festival Technical Grand Prize 1962 The Magnificent ConcubineGolden Horse Awards – Best Director 1963 The Love Eterne 1966 Hsi Shih: Beauty of Beauties Best Original Screenplay 1971 The Story of Ti Ying 1979 The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung Life Achievement Award 1997 Lifetime Achievement | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 李翰祥 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 李翰祥 | ||||||||||
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Richard Li Han-hsiang (Chinese: 李翰祥; pinyin: Lǐ Hànxiáng; 7 March 1926 in Jinxi, Liaoning[1] – 17 December 1996 in Beijing) was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s. His The Enchanting Shadow, The Magnificent Concubine, and Empress Wu Tse-Tien were entered into the Cannes Film Festival in 1960, 1962, and 1963 respectively.
Li also won the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for his work on the movie Xi Shi in 1965. Most of his movies in the 1970s and 1980s were Chinese historical dramas. He died in Beijing due to a heart attack. He was seventy.[2] [3]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]This is a partial list of films.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1954 | Lady from the Moon | Director | Co-director with Chiang Nan and Gu Sam-Lam.[4] |
1956 | Red Bloom in the Snow | Director | Director film debut.[4] |
1956 | Beyond the Blue Horizon | Director, screenwriter | |
1957 | A Mating Story | ||
1957 | Lady in Distress | ||
1957 | Little Angels of the Streets | ||
1957 | A Mellow Spring | ||
1957 | He Has Taken Him for Another | ||
1958 | Give Me a Kiss | ||
1958 | The Magic Touch | ||
1958 | Diau Charn | [4] | |
1958 | The Angel | ||
1958 | Dan Fung Street | ||
1958 | The Blessed Family | ||
1959 | Love Letter Murder | Director | |
1959 | The Kingdom and the Beauty | Singapore submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.[4] | |
1959 | The Adventure of the 13th Sister | Director | |
1960 | Rear Entrance | Director | |
1960 | The Enchanting Shadow | Hong Kong submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | |
1962 | The Magnificent Concubine | ||
1963 | Empress Wu Tse-Tien | ||
1963 | The Love Eterne | Hong Kong submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. [4] | |
1972 | Legends of Lust | [4] | |
1972 | Cheating Panorama | ||
1972 | The Admarid Girl | ||
1973 | Cheat to Cheat | Director, screenwriter | [5][6] |
1973 | The Happiest Moments | Director, screenwriter | [7] |
1973 | Illicit Desire | Director, writer | [8][9] |
1974 | Scoundrel | Director, screenwriter | |
1975 | The Empress Dowager | Director, screenwriter | [4] Winner of Best Art Direction—Color and Best Leading Actress (Lisa Lu) Awards at 1975 Golden Horse Film Festival |
1976 | The Last Tempest | Hong Kong submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | |
1976 | Love Swindlers | ||
1977 | Dream of the Red Chamber | Winner of Best Art Direction Awards at 1978 Asia-Pacific Film Festival and Golden Horse Film Festival | |
1983 | The Burning of the Imperial Palace | Director | [4] |
1983 | Reign Behind a Curtain | Director | [4] |
1986 | The Last Emperor (1986 film) | [4] | |
1986 | Snuff Bottle | ||
1989 | The West Empress |
Awards
[edit]- Star. Avenue of Stars. Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in Hong Kong. [4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lee, Daw-Ming (2012). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema. p. 245. ISBN 9780810879225.
- ^ "Li Han-hsiang". Hong Kong Movie Datadase. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "Li Han-hsiang". Hong Kong Cinemagic. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Mr Li Han-hsiang, 1926-1996". avenueofstars.com.hk. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Cheat to Cheat (1973)". senscritique.com. March 1, 1973. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Cheat to Cheat". hkmdb.com. March 1, 1973. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "The Happiest Moments". hkmemory.hk. 1973. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Illicit Desire". filmaffinity.com. 1973. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Illicit Desire". hkmdb.com. August 4, 1973. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Li Han-Hsiang at filmaffinity.com
- Li Han-hsiang at IMDb
- HK cinemagic entry
- Li Han-hsiang at senscritique.com