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Lou Ye (Wade–Giles: Lou Yeh), born 1965, is a Chinese screenwriter-director who is commonly grouped with the "Sixth Generation" directors of Chinese cinema. In June 2018, Lou was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
May 16, 2024 · Lou Ye, a controversial Chinese director, returns to Cannes with his most personal film, An Unfinished Film, a story of a doomed project in a hotel near Wuhan during the pandemic. The film, shot like a diary of an intellectual, is shrouded in mystery and explores the taboo of sexuality and the Tiananmen Square events.
May 16, 2024 · Premiering out of competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, An Unfinished Film, from Chinese director Lou Ye, delivers a powerful message in its story of Covid-induced lockdown in Wuhan.
- Clarence Tsui
Lou Ye, born in 1965, is a Chinese screenwriter, director and producer. The son of actors, Lou Ye graduated in 1983 from the Shanghai School of Fine Arts (in animation) and then joined the Beijing Film Academy (Filmmaking Department) in 1989.
Ye Lou is a filmmaker who was born and grew up in Shanghai. He is known for his artistic and controversial films such as Suzhou River (2000), Blind Massage (2014) and The Shadow Play (2018).
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- Director, Writer, Producer
- Shanghai, China
- Ye Lou
Nov 30, 2016 · Lou Ye is a Chinese film director who started making his first films after graduating from the Beijing Film Academy. The visionary tends to contest China’s censorship laws and is one of the most controversial directors around today.
April 21, 2022 — In advance of the release of his latest film, Saturday Fiction, in the United States, acclaimed director Lou Ye sat down for a virtual conversation with UCLA Professor of Contemporary Chinese Cultural Studies Michael Berry.
