Li Bin

Acting

Li Bin

Born January 1, 1929 · Beijing, China

Died September 21, 2024 · aged 95

Li Bin (李滨) is a Chinese actress born in 1929 in Beijing.

Known For

The Painted VeilThe Painted Veil · 2006
The Painted Veil
★ 7.32006
MovieRomanceDrama
A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.
The Road HomeThe Road Home · 1999
The Road Home
★ 7.41999
MovieDramaRomance
Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.
The Founding of a RepublicThe Founding of a Republic · 2009
The Founding of a Republic
★ 5.32009
MovieDramaHistory
The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
The Blue KiteThe Blue Kite · 1994
The Blue Kite
★ 7.21994
MovieDrama
A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.
Forever EnthralledForever Enthralled · 2008
Forever Enthralled
★ 6.22008
MovieDramaHistory
The epic story Mei Lanfang, who overcame the prejudice against artists in 1930s China to become the country's greatest opera star.
Cala, My Dog!Cala, My Dog! · 2003
Cala, My Dog!
★ 5.52003
MovieDramaComedy
The humdrum existence of a Beijing factory worker and his family is disrupted when their beloved dog is confiscated by the police for being unlicensed. The worker has but 24 hours to raise the sizable sum required to pay the license fee.
Full CircleFull Circle · 2012
Full Circle
★ 6.42012
MovieDramaComedy
The residents of a nursing home sneak past security guards to compete in a nationally televised talent contest.
Shadow MagicShadow Magic · 2000
Shadow Magic
★ 5.92000
MovieDramaHistory
Beijing, 1902: an enterprising young portrait photographer named Liu Jinglun, keen on new technology, befriends a newly-arrived Englishman who's brought projector, camera, and Lumière-brothers' shorts to open the Shadow Magic theater. Liu's work with Wallace brings him conflict with tradition and his father's authority, complicated by his falling in love with Ling, daughter of Lord Tan, star of Beijing's traditional opera. Liu sees movies as his chance to become wealthy and worthy of Ling. When the Shadow Magic pair are invited to show the films to the Empress Dowager, things look good. But, is disaster in the script? And, can movies preserve tradition even as they bring change?

Filmography

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Red ArtRed Art · 2008
Red Art
★ 8.02008
MovieDocumentary
The launch and development of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution not only has a series of CCP Central Committee documents that have promoted wave after wave of movements, but also has various propaganda methods. A large number of different types of literary and artistic products have been produced in a collective form and with the input of the State. As a weapon of revolutionary struggle, works of art are important representatives of this period. Art was a tool for the Cultural Revolution; it fully embodies its aesthetic characteristics, actively cooperating with the development of various movements and the popularization of ideas. It has cultivated the values ​​and visual experience of a generation of Chinese people — the paintings of the Cultural Revolution have been regarded as treasures by Chinese collectors. This film shows the characteristics of the Cultural Revolution paintings through a large number of paintings, as well as the bloody violence and despotism behind them.