Gu Changwei

Gu Changwei

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Xi'an, Shanxi Province, China
December 12, 1957

Biography

Gu Changwei (顾长卫) is a Chinese cinematographer and director born in Xi'an on December 12, 1957. He has loved painting since childhood and dreamed of becoming a painter. In 1978, he was admitted to the Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy. After graduating in 1982, he worked as a photography assistant in Xi'an Film Studio.

Photo

Gu Changwei 1
Gu Changwei 2

Representative Works

All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
7.0
/ French
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
7.9
/ Chinese Simplified
Autumn in New York
Autumn in New York
6.1
/ English
Devils on the Doorstep
Devils on the Doorstep
8.2
/ Chinese Simplified
Red Sorghum
Red Sorghum
7.2
/ Chinese Simplified
In the Heat of the Sun
In the Heat of the Sun
7.8
/ Chinese Simplified
Ju Dou
Ju Dou
7.2
/ Chinese Simplified
The Gingerbread Man
The Gingerbread Man
5.6
/ English
Love On The Cloud
Love On The Cloud
3.9
/ Chinese Simplified
The Hedgehog
The Hedgehog
6.3
/ Chinese Simplified
Life on a String
Life on a String
6.9
/ Chinese Simplified
Crazy English
Crazy English
6.0
/ Chinese Simplified

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

All the Invisible Children
2006Nominee

Best Director

All the Invisible Children

Farewell My Concubine
1993Winner

Best Director

Farewell My Concubine

Autumn in New York
2000Nominee

Best Director

Autumn in New York

Career Highlights

Devils on the Doorstep
2001Highlight

Best Director

Devils on the Doorstep

Red Sorghum
1988Highlight

Best Director

Red Sorghum

Video

Trailer
Farewell My Concubine