Hu Mei (born 2 September 1958) is a Chinese film director, television
director and producer. Usually classed as a Fifth Generation director,
since she graduated from the Directors' class of the 1982 Beijing Film
Academy cohort, she is a classmate of famous Fifth Generation
directors such as Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang.In 1997, she
directed the historical television series Yongzheng Dynasty, which
received critical acclaim in mainland China. She has since directed a
number of television series, including The Emperor in Han Dynasty
(2005), Qiao's Grand Courtyard (2006), and Cao Cao (2014).In 2007, she
was originally selected to direct a television series adaptation of
the Chinese classical novel A Dream of the Red Chamber but withdrew
from the job (she was replaced by Li Shaohong). Her 2010 film
Confucius, starring Chow Yun-fat as the eponymous character, was
released in Beijing on 14 January 2010.Hu was an actress in the Modern
Drama Troupe of the General Political Division of the People's
Liberation Army. Her father was a conductor and mother was a singer.
Hu was trained to play the piano from a very young age. When the
Beijing Film Academy reopened in 1978, she enrolled for the directing
class under her father's encouragement.
director and producer. Usually classed as a Fifth Generation director,
since she graduated from the Directors' class of the 1982 Beijing Film
Academy cohort, she is a classmate of famous Fifth Generation
directors such as Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang.In 1997, she
directed the historical television series Yongzheng Dynasty, which
received critical acclaim in mainland China. She has since directed a
number of television series, including The Emperor in Han Dynasty
(2005), Qiao's Grand Courtyard (2006), and Cao Cao (2014).In 2007, she
was originally selected to direct a television series adaptation of
the Chinese classical novel A Dream of the Red Chamber but withdrew
from the job (she was replaced by Li Shaohong). Her 2010 film
Confucius, starring Chow Yun-fat as the eponymous character, was
released in Beijing on 14 January 2010.Hu was an actress in the Modern
Drama Troupe of the General Political Division of the People's
Liberation Army. Her father was a conductor and mother was a singer.
Hu was trained to play the piano from a very young age. When the
Beijing Film Academy reopened in 1978, she enrolled for the directing
class under her father's encouragement.
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