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| Cinema of China |
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| List of Chinese films |
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This is a list of films produced in mainland China ordered by year of release in the 1990s. For an A-Z listing of Chinese films see Category:Chinese films
Contents |
1990
| Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Big Mill | Wu Ziniu | Tao Zeru | Drama | |
| Black Snow | Xie Fei | Jiang Wen | Drama | |
| Bumming in Beijing: The Last Dreamers | Wu Wenguang | Documentary | ||
| Jiao Yulu | Wang Jixing | Li Xuejian | Biographical | 1990 Golden Rooster for Best Film |
| Ju Dou | Zhang Yimou, Yang Fengliang |
Gong Li | Tragedy | First Chinese film nominated for an Academy Award, entered at Cannes |
| Mama | Zhang Yuan | Qin Yan | Drama | Zhang Yuan's directorial debut |
1991
| Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comic Star | Liu Guoquan | Ge You | Drama | |
| Girl of the Times | Liu Guoquan | Ge You, Ding Yi |
Drama | |
| Good Morning, Beijing | Zhang Nuanxing | Drama | ||
| Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Jiang Wen, Liu Xiaoqing |
Biographical | |
| Life on a String | Chen Kaige | Drama | Entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Raise the Red Lantern | Zhang Yimou | Gong Li | Tragedy | |
| The Spring Festival | Huang Jianzhong | Li Baotian, Ge You |
Drama | |
| Steel Meets Fire | He Qun, Jiang Hao |
Ge You | War | |
| The Swordsman in Double Flag Town | He Ping | Action | ||
| Unexpected Passion | Xia Gang | Lu Liping, Fan Yuan |
Drama |
1992
| Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell of Purity Temple | Xie Jin | Pu Cunxin, Komaki Kurihara |
Drama | |
| Bloody Morning | Li Shaohong | Drama | ||
| Divorce Wars | Chen Guoxing | Ge You, Ma Xiaoqing |
Drama | |
| Family Portrait | Li Shaohong | Drama | ||
| God of the Mountains | Huang Jianzhong | Ge Lili, Wang Fuli, Shen Junyi |
Drama | |
| A Lady Left Behind | Hu Xueyang | Drama | ||
| Mountains of the Sun | Wu Ziniu | Drama | ||
| Once Conned | He Qun, Liu Baolin |
Ge You | Comedy | |
| Ripples Across Stagnant Water | Ling Zifeng | Xu Qing | Romantic Drama | |
| San Mao Joins the Army | Zhang Jianya | Comedy | ||
| The Story of Qiu Ju | Zhang Yimou | Gong Li | Comedy/Drama | Golden Lion winner of 1992 |
| The Vanished Woman | He Qun, Liu Baolin |
Ge You | Drama | |
| Zhou Enlai | Ding Yinnan | Chen Huiliang | Biographical |
1993
| Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Separation | Xia Gang | Ge You, Xu Fan |
Romance | |
| Beijing Bastards | Zhang Yuan | Cui Jin | Drama | |
| Blood Shedding Over the Yellow Desert | Liu Guoquan | Hao Yan, Jiang Gengchen, Lijing Zhou |
Wuxia | |
| The Blue Kite | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Lü Liping | Drama | Grand Prix winner at the 1993 Tokyo International Film Festival |
| Chatterbox | Liu Miaomiao | Li Lei | Drama | |
| The Days | Wang Xiaoshuai | Liu Shaodong, Yu Hong |
Drama | Wang Xiaoshuai's directorial debut |
| Far Far Place | Teng Wenji | Drama | ||
| Farewell My Concubine | Chen Kaige | Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Leslie Cheung |
Drama | Palme d'Or winner at Cannes |
| For Fun | Ning Ying | Comedy/Drama | ||
| Mr. Wang: Flames of Desire | Zhang Jianya | Comedy | ||
| No More Applause | Xia Gang | Gai Xiaoling | Drama | |
| An Old Man and his Dog | Xie Jin | Drama | ||
| Red Beads | He Jianjun | |||
| Stand Straight, Don't Bend Over | Huang Jianxin | Gong Feng, Da Shichang |
Comedy | |
| Sub Husband | Chen Guoxing | Drama | ||
| Sword Brothers | Liu Guoquan | Zhou Lijing | Action/Drama | |
| Temporary Dad | Chen Guoxing | Chen Peisi | Drama | |
| The Trail | Zhou Xiaowen | Jiang Wen | Action/Drama | |
| A Woman from North Shaanxi | Yang Fengliang | Jia Hongsheng Luo Yan |
Drama |
1994
| Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back to Back, Face to Face | Huang Jianxin | |||
| Black Mountain | Zhou Xiaowen | Ailiya | Romance/War | |
| Blush | Li Shaohong | He Saifei, Wang Ji |
Drama | Silver Bear at the 1995 Berlin International Film Festival |
| Born Coward | Yan Xiaozhui | Ge You | Crime | |
| Country Teachers | He Qun | Li Baotian, Wang Xueqi |
Drama | 1994 Golden Rooster for Best Picture |
| Cradle on Wheels | Mi Jiashan | Wang Xueqi | Drama | |
| Dirt | Guan Hu | Kong Lin | Drama | |
| Drowning | Hu Xueyang | Hu Xueyang | Drama | Also known as Neglected Youth |
| Ermo | Zhou Xiaowen | Ailiya | Drama/Comedy | |
| Family Scandal | Liu Miaomiao, Cui Xiaoqin |
Li Wannian, Wang Zhiwen |
Drama | |
| Fools in Love | Chen Guoxing | Comedy | ||
| Gone Forever with My Love | Feng Xiaogang | Guo Tao, Xu Fan |
Drama | |
| In the Heat of the Sun | Jiang Wen | Xia Yu, Ning Jing |
Drama | |
| Narrow Escape | Zhang Jianya | Drama | ||
| Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker | He Ping | Ning Jing | Drama | |
| A Soul Haunted by Painting | Huang Shuqin | Gong Li | Biographical | |
| Sparkling Fox | Wu Ziniu | |||
| The Square | Zhang Yuan | Documentary | ||
| Story of Yunnan | Zhang Nuanxing | |||
| To Live | Zhang Yimou | Gong Li, Ge You |
Drama | Won three awards at Cannes |
| Woman Sesame Oil Maker | Xie Fei | Siqin Gaowa | Drama | Golden Bear winner of 1994 |
| The Wooden Man's Bride | Huang Jianxin | Wang Lan, Chang Shih |
Romantic drama | First Mainland film to be financed entirely by Taiwanese backers |
1995
| Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Conqueror | Teng Wenji | Drama | ||
| Don't Cry, Nanking | Wu Ziniu | Rene Liu | War/Drama | |
| Goldfish | Wu Di | Drama | Dragons and Tigers Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival | |
| A Mongolian Tale | Xie Fei | Tengger, Naranhua |
Drama | |
| On the Beat | Ning Ying | Li Zhanhe | Comedy/Drama | |
| Postman | He Jianjun | Feng Yuanzheng | Drama | |
| Red Cherry | Ye Daying | Guo Keyu, Xu Xiaoling |
War/Drama | 1996 Golden Rooster for Best Picture |
| Shanghai Triad | Zhang Yimou | Gong Li, Li Baotian |
Historical/Drama/Triad | Won the Technical Grand Prize at Cannes |
| Surveillance | Huang Jianxin, Yang Yazhou |
Gong Feng, Ten Rujun |
Comedy | |
| Weekend Lover | Lou Ye | Jia Hongsheng, Wang Xiaoshuai |
Drama | Lou Ye's directorial debut |
| The Winner | Huo Jianqi | Ning Jing, Shao Bing, Geng Le |
Sports | |
| Xiao Shan Going Home | Jia Zhangke | Wang Hongwei | Short/Drama | |
| Yesterday's Wine | Xia Gang | Drama |
1996
| Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behind the Wall of Shame | Xie Jin | Zhao Wei | Drama | Also known as Penitentiary Angel |
| Cello in a Cab | Guan Hu | Geng Le, Kong Lin |
Drama | Also known as The Street Rhapsody |
| East Palace, West Palace | Zhang Yuan | Hu Jun, Si Han |
Drama | One of the first Chinese films to address LGBT issues, screened at Cannes |
| The Emperor's Shadow | Zhou Xiaowen | Ge You, Jiang Wen |
Historical/Drama | |
| Farewell Our 1948 | Guan Hu | Drama | ||
| The King of Masks | Wu Tianming | Zhu Xu | Drama | |
| Living Dream | Hu Xueyang | Drama | ||
| Rain Clouds over Wushan | Zhang Ming | Drama | Also known as In Expectation | |
| Signal Left, Turn Right | Huang Jianxin, Yang Yazhou |
Ding Jiali | Comedy | |
| The Singer | Huo Jianqi | |||
| Sons | Zhang Yuan | Docudrama | Tiger Award winner at the 1996 International Film Festival Rotterdam | |
| A Story of Xiangxiang | Teng Wenji | Drama | ||
| The Strangers in Beijing | He Qun | Drama | ||
| Sun Valley | He Ping | Zhang Fengyi | Drama/Western | |
| Temptress Moon | Chen Kaige | Gong Li, Leslie Cheung | Historical/Drama/Romance | Entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival |
1997
| Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Box | Wayne Wang | Gong Li, Jeremy Irons, Maggie Cheung, Rubén Blades | Drama | |
| Colors of the Blind | Chen Guoxing | Tao Hong | Drama | |
| Concerto of Life | Xia Gang | Drama | ||
| Dragon Town Story | Yang Fengliang | Wu Chien-lien | Revenge drama | |
| Dream Factory | Feng Xiaogang | Ge You, Feng Xiaogang |
Comedy | |
| Fitness Tour | Liu Guoquan | Comedy | ||
| Frozen | Wang Xiaoshuai | Jia Hongsheng | Drama | Wang made this film under the name "Wu Ming" or "no name" |
| Keep Cool | Zhang Yimou | Jiang Wen, Li Baotian |
Black comedy | |
| Live in Peace | Hu Bingliu | Pan Yu | Drama | 1998 Golden Rooster for Best Picture |
| Maiden Work | Wang Guangli | Ye You, Lou Ming |
Drama | |
| The Making of Steel | Lu Xuechang | Tian Zhuangzhuang, Li Liping |
Drama | |
| The Opium War | Xie Jin | War/Historical | 1997 Golden Rooster for Best Picture | |
| Out of Phoenix Bridge | Li Hong | Documentary | ||
| Red River Valley | Feng Xiaoning | Ning Jing | Historical | |
| Spicy Love Soup | Zhang Yang | Gao Yuanyuan | Romantic drama | Zhang Yang's directorial debut |
| Xiao Wu | Jia Zhangke | Wang Hongwei | Drama | Jia Zhangke's directorial debut |
1998
| Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be There or Be Square | Feng Xiaogang | Ge You, Xu Fan |
Romatic comedy | |
| Genghis Khan | Fu Sai, Mai Lisi |
Historical/Biographical | ||
| Icespeed | Hu Xueyang | Drama/Sports | ||
| Mr. Zhao | Lü Yue | Shi Jingming | Drama | Golden Leopard winner at the 1999 Locarno Film Festival |
| Once Upon a Time in Shanghai | Peng Xiaolian | Drama | ||
| Restless | Jule Gilfillan | Catherine Kellner, Josh Lucas, David Wu, Geng Le |
Romance | Chinese-American co-production |
| Rhapsody of Spring | Teng Wenji | Drama | ||
| So Close to Paradise | Wang Xiaoshuai | Drama | Also known as Ruan's Song and screened at Cannes | |
| Steal Happiness | Yang Yazhou | Feng Gong | Comedy | Also known as A Tree or A Tree in the House |
| Sun Bird | Wang Xueqi, Yang Lipin |
Wang Xueqi, Yang Liping |
Drama | |
| A Time to Remember | Ye Daying | Todd Babcock Leslie Cheung Mei Ting |
Romantic drama |
1999
| Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Beautiful New World | Shi Runjiu | Jiang Wu | Comedy | |
| Crash Landing | Zhang Jianya | You Yong, Xu Fan, Shao Bing |
Action/Thriller | |
| Crazy English | Zhang Yuan | Li Yang | Documentary | Film about Li Yang, the founder of Crazy English |
| The Emperor and the Assassin | Chen Kaige | Gong Li | Historical | Entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival |
| The House | Wang Xiaoshuai | You Yong | Comedy | |
| Lotus Lantern | Guang Xi Chang | Jiang Wen, Ning Jing |
Family/Animation | |
| Lover's Grief over the Yellow River | Feng Xiaoning | Ning Jing | War/Romance | Also known as The Legend of the Yellow River or Grief Over the Yellow River |
| Lunar Eclipse | Wang Quan'an | Yu Nan | Romantic drama | Wang Quan'an's directorial debut |
| Men and Women | Liu Bingjian | Yu Bo, Yang Qing |
Comedy | |
| My 1919 | Huang Jianzhong | Chen Daoming | Historical | |
| National Anthem | Wu Ziniu | Chen Kun | Historical | |
| Not One Less | Zhang Yimou | Wei Minzhi | Drama | Golden Lion winner of 1999 |
| Postmen in the Mountains | Huo Jianqi | Liu Ye Teng Rujun |
Drama | 1999 Golden Rooster for Best Picture |
| The Road Home | Zhang Yimou | Zhang Ziyi | Romance | Co-winner of the 2000 Golden Rooster for Best Picture |
| Roaring Across the Horizon | Chen Guoxing | Drama | Co-winner of the 2000 Golden Rooster for Best Picture | |
| Scenery | He Jianjun | Drama | ||
| Seventeen Years | Zhang Yuan | Li Bingbing | Drama | |
| Shower | Zhang Yang | Zhu Xu, Pu Cunxin, Jiang Wu |
Comedy | Fipresci Prize winner at the 2000 Toronto Film Festival |
| Something About Secret | Huang Jianxin | Wang Zhiwen, Jiang Shan |
Drama | |
| Sorry Baby | Feng Xiaogang | Fu Biao, Ge You |
Comedy |
See also
- Cinema of China
- Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures as chosen by the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards
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