Ni Zhen
Ni Zhen (18 July 1938 – 22 December 2022) was a Chinese screenwriter and professor.[1][2]
Ni Zhen | |
|---|---|
| Born | July , 1938 Shanghai, China |
| Died | 22 December 2022 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | screenwriter and professor |
As screenwriter, Ni was most known for his work on the 1991 film Raise the Red Lantern. Although the screenplay was approved by Chinese censors,[3] the final version of the film was banned in China for a period.[4][5] The film is widely considered as one of the best Chinese films.[1]
Ni was professor at the Beijing Film University.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "China Covid: Celebrity deaths spark fears over death toll". BBC. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Renowned artists, actors, opera singers dies amid recent COVID wave in China". rtvonline.com (in Nederlands). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ "Raise the Red Lantern Review". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/movies/raise-red-lantern/review/128900. Retrieved 6 August 2007. "Though Zhang's screenplay for RAISE THE RED LANTERN ... got a stamp of approval from the Chinese censors, the finished production was banned at home while playing to great praise abroad.".
- ↑ "Zhang Yimou's RAISE THE RED LANTERN". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
Originally banned in China
. - ↑ Zhang Yimou. Frances K. Gateward, Yimou Zhang, Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2001, p. 64.