Cinematographer
Gu Changwei
Born December 12, 1957 in Xi'an, Shanxi Province, China
17 films
Gu Changwei (顾长卫) is a Chinese cinematographer and director born in Xi'an on December 12, 1957. He has loved painting since childhood and dreamed of becoming a painter. In 1978, he was admitted to the Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy. After graduating in 1982, he worked as a photography assistant in Xi'an Film Studio.
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First watchDevils on the Doorstep20018.2During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
17 films- 2011Love for LifeDirector of Photography
- 2006All the Invisible ChildrenDirector of Photography
- 2001Devils on the DoorstepDirector of Photography
- 2000Autumn in New YorkDirector of Photography
- 1998HurlyburlyDirector of Photography
- 1998The Gingerbread ManDirector of Photography
- 1997Last Chance LoveDirector of Photography
- 1994In the Heat of the SunDirector of Photography
- 1993The TrailDirector of Photography
- 1993Farewell My ConcubineDirector of Photography
- 1991Life on a StringDirector of Photography
- 1990Ju DouDirector of Photography
- 1989Codename CougarDirector of Photography
- 1988Red SorghumDirector of Photography
- 1987King of the ChildrenDirector of Photography
- 1986The Magic BraidDirector of Photography
- 1984At the BeachDirector of Photography