Lü Yue (, born December 1957) is a Chinese cinematographer and film director.
Early life In December 1957, Lu was born in Tianjin, China.
Career Lü is today among the most important cinematographers of recent Chinese cinema, 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) as well as for older directors, such as Huang Shuqin (for 1994's A Soul Haunted by Painting). More recently he served as cinematographer for actress Joan Chen's directorial effort, Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl, 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 YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleDirector1985On the Hunting Ground猎场扎撒Tian Zhuangzhuang1987Buddha's Lock天菩萨Yim Ho1994A Soul Haunted by Painting画魂Huang Shuqin1994To Live活着Zhang Yimou1995Shanghai Triad摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥Zhang Yimou1997Keep Cool有话好好说Zhang Yimou1998Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl天浴Joan Chen1999A Beautiful New World美丽新世界Shi Runjiu2000Breaking the Silence漂亮妈妈Sun Zhou2002For All Eternity芬妮的微笑Hu Mei2003The Legend of the Evil LakeNALee Kwang-hoon2007Assembly集结号Feng Xiaogang2008Red Cliff赤壁John Woo2008If You Are the One非诚勿扰Feng Xiaogang2010Aftershock唐山大地震Feng Xiaogang
As director YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleNotes1990Nujiang, La Vallée Perdue怒江，一条丢失的峡谷Best Film of 1990 Paris Anthropology Film Festival 1998Mr. Zhao赵先生Golden Leopard at Locarno2003The Foliage美人草2006The Obscure小说2006Thirteen Princess Trees十三棵泡桐Special Jury Prize at Tokyo2018Lost, Found找到你
Awards Paris Anthropology Film Festival, 1990 Best Film for Nujiang, La Vallée Perdue Camerimage Awards, 1995 Golden Frog for Shanghai Triad (nominated) 48th Cannes Film Festival, 1995 Best Technology Award for Shanghai Triad Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, 1995 Best Cinematography for Shanghai Triad New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 1995 Best Cinematography for Shanghai Triad 68th 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 Special Jury Prize for Thirteen Princess Trees 7th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, 2013 Achievement in Cinematography for Back to 1942 Festival Internationale del Film Di Roma AIC, 2012 Best Cinematography Award for Back to 1942
References
External links
Lü Yue at the Chinese Movie Database Lü Yue at the BFI Film and Television Database Lü Yue biography from the 1998 Locarno Film Festival