Lü Yue

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Lü Yue

Born January 1, 1957 · Tianjin, China (age 69)

Lu Yue graduated from the Department of Photography of Beijing Film Academy in 1982. He has studies visual arts in French too. He is the fifth generation cinematographer and director in China, who has won many awards for his work.

Known For

Red CliffRed Cliff · 2008
Red Cliff
7.12008
MovieAdventureDrama
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down GirlXiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl · 1998
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
7.21998
MovieDrama
Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.
To LiveTo Live · 1994
To Live
8.11994
MovieDramaRomance
Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.
Red Cliff IIRed Cliff II · 2009
Red Cliff II
7.32009
MovieActionAdventure
The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?
AftershockAftershock · 2010
Aftershock
7.22010
MovieDrama
Tangshan, 1976. Two seven-year-old twins are buried under the rubble of the deadliest earthquake of the 20th century. The rescue team explains to their mother that freeing either child will almost certainly result in the death of the other. Forced to make the most difficult decision of her life, she finally chooses to save her son. Though left behind as dead, the little girl miraculously survives, unbeknownst to her brother and mother.
Shanghai TriadShanghai Triad · 1995
Shanghai Triad
6.81995
MovieDramaCrime
Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.
Back to 1942Back to 1942 · 2012
Back to 1942
6.72012
MovieWarDrama
In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by one of the most tragic famines in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.
AssemblyAssembly · 2007
Assembly
6.92007
MovieActionHistory
Follows a soldier trying to gain recognition for comrades who died in 1948, at a turning point in the civil war between the communists and the nationalist forces of the Kuomintang.

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