Shui Hua (simplified Chinese: æ°´å Ž; traditional Chinese: æ°´è ¯)
(November 23, 1916 â€" December 16, 1995), born Zhang Yufan, was a
Chinese film director who gained prominence in the 1950s in the early
years of the People's Republic of China.Born in Nanjing in 1916, Shui
Hua studied to be an attorney at Fudan University in Shanghai. During
the Second Sino-Japanese War, Shui made his way to the Yan'an where he
became a member of the Communist Party of China. After the war, Shui
became involved in theater while teaching eventually moving into
filmmaking with his 1950 debut film, The White Haired Girl. Later in
the decade, he directed the critically acclaimed The Lin Family Shop,
based on a short story by the author Mao Dun.With the turmoil of the
1960s and 1970s, Shui's filmmaking days seemed behind him. However,
upon China's re-emergence from the Cultural Revolution, Shui again
began to direct films, including Regret for the Past (1981), based on
a story by Lu Xun, and Blue Flowers (1984).
(November 23, 1916 â€" December 16, 1995), born Zhang Yufan, was a
Chinese film director who gained prominence in the 1950s in the early
years of the People's Republic of China.Born in Nanjing in 1916, Shui
Hua studied to be an attorney at Fudan University in Shanghai. During
the Second Sino-Japanese War, Shui made his way to the Yan'an where he
became a member of the Communist Party of China. After the war, Shui
became involved in theater while teaching eventually moving into
filmmaking with his 1950 debut film, The White Haired Girl. Later in
the decade, he directed the critically acclaimed The Lin Family Shop,
based on a short story by the author Mao Dun.With the turmoil of the
1960s and 1970s, Shui's filmmaking days seemed behind him. However,
upon China's re-emergence from the Cultural Revolution, Shui again
began to direct films, including Regret for the Past (1981), based on
a story by Lu Xun, and Blue Flowers (1984).
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