Wang Chao (director)

Wang Chao (zh-c|c=王超) (born January 21, 1964 in Nanjing) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter, sometimes considered part of the loosely defined "sixth generation." [cite web | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2002/06/28/bfsfs28.xml
title = In the Realm of Censors | accessdate = 2008-09-04|date= 2006-02-28 | publisher = "The Daily Telegraph"] Wang began his career serving as an assistant director to the fifth generation auteur, Chen Kaige, [cite web | title = Five Questions for Wang Chao, director of "Luxury Car"| author = "that's Beijing" staff| publisher = "that's Beijing" | url = http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/film/173304.htm | date= 2006-06-30 | accessdate=2008-08-02] working with the elder director on epics like "Farewell My Concubine" and "The Emperor and the Assassin". At the same time, he began to write fiction including several short stories and novellas, one of which would later go on to serve sa the basis of Wang's directorial debut, "The Orphan of Anyang".

With "Orphan", Wang Chao would begin what was the first film of a trilogy of films based on modern life in China. He completed the trilogy with 2004's "Day and Night" and 2006's "Luxury Car".

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*amg name|id=2:234733|name=Wang Chao
*imdb name|id=0910852|name=Wang Chao
* [http://www.dianying.com/en/person/WangChao Wang Chao] at the Chinese Movie Database