Xie Jin

Xie Jin

Xie Jin (Chinese: 谢晋, born 21 November, 1923 in Zhejiang, China) is a Chinese film director.

Biography

Xie was born in Shangyu, Zhejiang Province, and spent his childhood in his hometown and attended primary school for one year there. In 1930s, he moved to Shanghai with his parents and continued his education. In 1938, he followed his father to Hong Kong and studied there for one year. When returning to Shanghai in 1939, Xie enrolled in Daxia Affiliated High School and Jishan High School. In leisure time, Xie took courses at Huaguang Drama School and Jinxing Film Training School. His teachers included Huang Zuolin and Wu Renzhi. Meanwhile, he participated students drama activities led by Yu Ling, and acted as Yue Yun in multi-stage play "Yue Yun".

In 1941, Xie enrolled in the play department of Jiang'an National Drama School in Sichuan,cite web|url=http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC34folder/XieJinInt.html|title= Interview with Xie Jin |author=Da Huo'er|publisher= "Jump Cut" |date = No. 34, March, 1989|accessdate=2008-07-16] and was educated by Cao Yu, Hong Shen, Jiao Juyin, Ma Yanxiang, Chen Liting, among other notable figures. In 1943, he voluntarily ceased his study and started working in China Youth Play Agency in Chongqing, and became stage manager, scenario writer and actor. In 1946, Xie reassumed his study at National Drama School in Nanjing, majoring in directing. In 1948, he entered Datong Film Corporation and became assistant director, and associate director.

After establishment of PRC, Xie enrolled in the research institute of politics of North China Revolutionary University. Later, he became an associate director and a director in Changjiang Film Studio and Shanghai Film Studio.

Xie directed more than 20 films in his career. His debut work, "Woman Basketball Player No. 5", was the first colored sports film in PRC, which won the silver prize in 6th International Youth Film Festival in 1957, and the Silver Hat Prize in Mexico International Film Week in 1958.

"The Red Detachment of Women" won the Best Picture and Best Directing of the 1st Hundred Flowers Awards, and it also won the Wanlong Prize of 3rd Asia-Africa Film Festival in 1964.

"Two Stage Sisters" won the Sutherland Trophy of British Film Institute Awards in 24th London Film Festival. It also won prizes in Portugal and Manila international film festivals.

Filmography

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0944527|name=Xie Jin
*amg name|id=2:96083|name=Xie Jin
* [http://www.dianying.com/en/person/XieJin Xie Jin] at the Chinese Movie Database
* [http://www.filmreference.com/Directors-Ve-Y/Xie-Jin.html Xie Jin] at Film Reference
* [http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC34folder/2stageSisters.html "Two stage sisters: The blossoming of a revolutionary aesthetic,"] by Gina Marchetti Jump Cut, no. 34, March, 1989, pp. 95-106


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