Cao Baoping
Cao Baoping | |
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曹保 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Chinese |
Education | Beijing Film Academy |
Occupation(s) | Film and Television Director, Screenwriter |
Years active | 1996 - present |
Known for | Chinese neo-noir and crime films |
Notable work | Across the Furious Sea The Equation of Love and Death The Dead End Trouble Makers |
Movement | Fifth Generation |
Awards | Asian New Talent Jury Prize - Shanghai 2006 - Trouble Makers Altadis New Director Award - San Sebastian International Film Festival 2008 - The Equation of Love and Death 18th Shanghai International Film Festival - Best Director Award 25th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Award - Best Picture and Best Screenplay |
Cao Baoping (Chinese: 曹保
Directorial career
[edit]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
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
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2001 | Absolute Emotion | 绝对 |
Co-direction |
2006 | Trouble Makers | Feature film debut | |
2008 | The Equation of Love and Death | ||
2013 | Einstein & Einstein | ||
2015 | The Dead End | ||
2016 | Cock and Bull | ||
2023 | Across the Furious Sea |
Television
[edit]Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
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2000 | Accumulating All My Love | ||
2001 | China - Paul Wu Yunduo | ||
2004 | Back of the Sun | ||
2005 | Pregnant for Ten Months | ||
The Color of Life | |||
2007 | The Married Life of Zuo Wei and Du Ye | ||
2010 | Love of Yan'an | ||
2011 | Romance or Marriage | ||
2014 | Let Go of Your Hand | 错放你的 |
References
[edit]- ^ Derek Elley (April 9, 2008). "Midrange Asian films go overlooked". Variety. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Li mi de cai xiang / The Equation of Love and Death". San Sebastian Film Festival. 2008. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ Ishizuka, LiAnn (2007-11-02). "Toil and Trouble". Asia Pacific Arts. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ Elley, Derek (2006-06-06). "Trouble Makers Review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ Hopewell, John; Holland, Jonathon (2008-09-27). "San Sebastian picks 'Pandora's Box'". Variety. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
External links
[edit]- Cao Baoping at IMDb
- Cao Baoping at the Chinese Movie Database
- Cao Baoping at Variety.com