Liu Bingjian (born October 16, 1963 in Anhui) is a Chinese film
director who emerged on the cinema scene in the late 1990s with his
LGBT-themed film Men and Women.Originally trained as a painter, Liu
attended the prestigious Beijing Film Academy where he studied
cinematography. Upon graduation, he switched to directing and worked
in television before making his first film Inkstone which failed to be
screened either in China or abroad.In 1999, he directed the
underground LGBT film Men and Women. Though the film was banned in
China, it was seen as a rare example of a Chinese film to treat
homosexuality as an everyday occurrence.Liu followed up Men and Women
with Cry Woman in 2002.
director who emerged on the cinema scene in the late 1990s with his
LGBT-themed film Men and Women.Originally trained as a painter, Liu
attended the prestigious Beijing Film Academy where he studied
cinematography. Upon graduation, he switched to directing and worked
in television before making his first film Inkstone which failed to be
screened either in China or abroad.In 1999, he directed the
underground LGBT film Men and Women. Though the film was banned in
China, it was seen as a rare example of a Chinese film to treat
homosexuality as an everyday occurrence.Liu followed up Men and Women
with Cry Woman in 2002.
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