Wang Shuo

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Wang Shuo

Born August 23, 1958 · Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China (age 68)

Wang Shuo (Chinese: 王朔; pinyin: Wáng Shuò, born August 23, 1958) is a Chinese author, director, actor, and cultural icon. He has written over 20 novels, television series and movies. His work has been translated into Japanese, French, English, Italian, and many other languages. He has enormous cultural status in China and has become a nationally celebrated author.

Known For

In the Heat of the SunIn the Heat of the Sun · 1994
In the Heat of the Sun
★ 7.81994
MovieDramaRomance
Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals with free rein over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery known as "girls."
Personal TailorPersonal Tailor · 2013
Personal Tailor
★ 4.92013
MovieComedyDrama
A story centered on a company that grants wishes to people looking for a day away from their ordinary lives.
Love the Hard WayLove the Hard Way · 2003
Love the Hard Way
★ 6.32003
MovieRomanceDrama
Claire, a brilliant student, seeks answers to the meaning of life in the calm of her biology laboratory. One day, she meets a mysterious young man, Jack, at the cinema, and is intrigued by his style, assurance and audacity.
Little Red FlowersLittle Red Flowers · 2006
Little Red Flowers
★ 6.32006
MovieComedyDrama
Qiang a rebellious 4-year-old is put in boarding school where he causes havoc by defying the teachers and principal who try to impose some discipline on him.
Ocean FlameOcean Flame · 2008
Ocean Flame
★ 6.02008
MovieDramaRomance
A turbulent love affair between a punk and a youthful waitress.
Somewhere Only We KnowSomewhere Only We Know · 2015
Somewhere Only We Know
★ 6.02015
MovieDramaRomance
Jin Ying is currently experiencing two of life’s most depressing moments: She is jilted by her fiancé, and her loving grandmother passes away. Heartbroken, she decides to visit the European city of Prague, and hopes to use the time to heal her inner pain. While in Prague, she meets a young Chinese man named Punk. There, she slowly unravels a secret romance her grandmother once experienced long ago.
If You Are the One 2If You Are the One 2 · 2010
If You Are the One 2
★ 5.92010
MovieComedyRomance
The odd-couple courtship saga continues of wealthy, middle-aged retiree Qin Fen and serious-minded young air hostess Xiaoxiao. After an amusing prelude in which Qin presides over a lavish divorce ceremony for an amicably splitting married couple, he and Xiaoxiao decide to address their own relationship barriers - her youth and beauty, his cynical, childish sense of humor — by entering into a trial marriage while on a trip to the country's tropical southeast.
FatherFather · 2000
Father
★ 6.12000
MovieDrama
Father documents the tumultuous relationship between a widowed father, Ma Lisheng, and his school-age son, Ma Che. Though he works as a low-level party functionary during the day, he finds his greatest challenges in the raising of a son on his own. Alternating between trying to bond with his son (even getting drunk with him), and verbally accosting him, Ma is at a loss. One day the son decides that the best way for his father to stop harassing him, will be to find him a new wife, which he finds in the form of the mother of a school friend, Qing Huaiyuan.

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