Lü Yue

Lü Yue (zh-st|s=吕乐|t=呂樂) (b. 1957) is a Chinese cinematographer and film director. Born in Tianjin, Lü Yue is today among the most important cinematographers of recent Chinese cinema,Fact|date=November 2007 and is particularly well known for his collaborations with director Zhang Yimou with whom he served as director of photography in three films. Lü was nominated for an Academy Award for best cinematographer for Zhang's film "Shanghai Triad". He has also served as cinematographer for other Fifth Generation directors such as Tian Zhuangzhuang (for 1985's "On the Hunting Ground") and Huang Shuqin (for 1994's "A Soul Haunted by a Painting"). More recently he served as cinematographer for actress Joan Chen's directorial effort, "", a film in which he also played a small part as the titular character's father.

Lü has also found measured success as director; his debut film, "Mr. Zhao" was well-received, winning the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.

Filmography

As cinematographer

As director

Awards

*Camerimage Awards, 1995
**Golden Frog for "Shanghai Triad" (nominated)
*Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, 1995
**Best Cinematography for "Shanghai Triad"
*New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 1995
**Best Cinematography for "Shanghai Triad"
*67th Academy Awards, 1996
**Best Cinematography for "Shanghai Triad" (nominated)
*Locarno International Film Festival, 1998
**Golden Leopard for "Mr. Zhao"
*AFI Fest, 1998
**Grand Jury Prize for "Mr. Zhao" (nominated)
*19th Tokyo International Film Festival, 2006
**Grand Jury Prize for "Thirteen Princess Trees"

External links

*imdb name|id=0494702
* [http://www.dianying.com/en/person/LuYue Lü Yue] at the Chinese Movie Database
* [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/552272 Lü Yue] at the BFI Film and Television Database
* [http://www.pardo.ch/1998/filmprg/r847.html Lü Yue] biography from the 1998 Locarno Film Festival