Lu Xuechang

Lu Xuechang
Born(1964-06-25)June 25, 1964
Beijing, China
DiedFebruary 20, 2014(2014-02-20) (aged 49)
OccupationFilm director
Years active1990s–2014
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese路學長
Simplified Chinese路学长
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLù Xuécháng
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lu.

Lu Xuechang (June 25, 1964 – February 20, 2014[1]) was a sixth generation Chinese film director.[2] One of a new crop of talented filmmakers, Lu directed four feature films beginning with his debut, The Making of Steel in 1997.

Like many of his present-day peers, critics have seen elements of foreign filmmakers in Lu's work with Lu himself claiming to enjoy Italian cinema (although he stops short of naming specific influences).[3] Also commensurate with his peers Lu had his share of run-ins with the censors. The Making of Steel, for example, was recut six times before it was allowed to be screened.[3]

  1. ^ "路学长突然离世 (Lu Xuechang dies suddenly)". Sina Entertainment. 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  2. ^ Xinhua News Agency (2006-03-17). "Up and coming Chinese director Lu Xuechang's new film centres on prostitution". People's Daily. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  3. ^ a b Short, Stephen (2000-10-26). "'Creating Hollywood-Style Movies Would Be Suicide For Us'". Time Asia. Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-01-16.