Wan Jen
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Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||
Spouse | Su Ming-Ming | ||||||
Children | son Wan Yongli | ||||||
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Wan Jen (Chinese:
Biography
[edit]After graduating foreign languages department at Soochow University, he moved to USA, where he received MA in Film from Columbia College in California.[2][3] While in America, he managed to create two well-received short films. In the early 80s he came back to Taiwan. In 1983 he was invited to direct one of the segments in an omnibus film The Sandwich Man. His episode is entitled The Taste of Apple (蘋果
Wan Jen focuses mainly on issues concerning Taiwanese society - both historical and current ones. His works are valued for their political and social criticism.[3] In 1996, the Chinese Writer's & Artist's Association awarded him the Chinese Arts Medal for his achievements in the field of film. His wife, Su Ming-Ming, is an actress.
Filmography (as director)
[edit]Year | English Title | Original Title | Notes |
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1979 | Morning Dream | 晨夢 | short film shot on 16-mm[3] |
1981 | Perplexed | 迷惘 | short film shot on 16-mm[3] |
1983 | The Taste of Apple | 蘋果 |
segment in The Sandwich Man ( |
1983 | Ah Fei | ||
1985 | Super Citizen | ||
1987 | The Farewell Coast | ||
1991 | The Story of Taipei Women | 胭脂 | |
1995 | Super Citizen Ko | ||
1998 | Connection by Fate | ||
2001 | Puppet Angel | Never officially released,[5] other title Sacrificial Victims | |
2004 | Dana Sakura: Wushe Incident | PTS 20-episode TV series[7] | |
2007 | The War of Betrayal 1895 | PTS 20-episode TV series[8] | |
2013 | It Takes Two to Tango | [9][10] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Understanding Taiwan through Wan Jen's films". moc.gov.tw. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei. "Wan Jen" in Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis (1998), p. 351. ISBN 0-415-15168-6.
- ^ a b c d Lee, Daw-Ming. "Wan Jen" in Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema. (2013), p. 387. ISBN 0-415-15168-6.
- ^ Douglas Kellner, "New Taiwan Cinema in the 80s", Jump Cut, 42 (December 1998): pp. 101-115."online". Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^
陳 平 浩 . "「萬 仁 /眾生相 」導 演 專 題 回顧 展 ──影 展 導 讀". Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute. Retrieved 3 June 2023. - ^ "Hong Kong Movie Database". Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Official Homepage". Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Official Homepage". Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "The 2013 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". 12 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "SOAS". July 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
Sources
[edit]- Daw-Ming Lee. "Chin, Han". Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema. (2013), pp. 387–389. ISBN 978-0-8108-6792-5.
- Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei. "Wan Jen" in Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis (1998), p. 351. ISBN 0-415-15168-6.