Cao Baoping
Template:Chinese-name Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor Cao Baoping is a Chinese film director. He has emerged in recent years as a figure in China's "midrange" cinema industry. Some industry watchers, like Variety, have situated directors like Cao between the older fifth generation directors, such as Chen Kaige or Zhang Yimou, who have achieved major international and box-office success, and the more "underground" sixth generation directors, like Jia Zhangke and Wang Xiaoshuai.[1]
Directorial career
Cao Baoping graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1989, and spent most of the 1990s teaching screenwriting at his alma mater. Cao would go on to expand into directing television and television films, co-directing the television film Absolute Emotion in 2001.[2]
His solo debut as director was 2006's Trouble Makers, a satirical black comedy about a village taking revenge on a gang of hoodlums. Due to its rough content, Trouble Makers faced a host of problems from censors and spent six years in gestation before finally being released.[3] The film premiered at the 2006 Shanghai International Film Festival, where it was called by Variety's Derek Elley as a standout entry.[4]
In 2008, Cao followed up Trouble Makers with The Equation of Love and Death, starring Zhou Xun. The film was well received and Cao would win a best new director award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival for his efforts.[5]
Filmography
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Absolute Emotion | 绝对情感 | Co-direction |
| 2006 | Trouble Makers | 光荣的愤怒 | Feature film debut |
| 2008 | The Equation of Love and Death | 李米的猜想 | |
| 2015 | The Dead End | 烈日灼心 | |
| 2016 | Cock and Bull | 追凶者也 |
References
- ^ Elley, Derek (2008-04-09). "Midrange Asian films go overlooked". Variety. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Elley, Derek (2006-06-06). "Trouble Makers Review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
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External links
- Cao Baoping at IMDb
- Cao Baoping at the Chinese Movie Database
- Cao Baoping at Variety.com