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Huo Jianqi

Born January 20, 1958 · Beijing, China (age 68)

Huo Jianqi is a Chinese film director. Like the cinematographer turned director Gu Changwei, Huo Jianqi began his cinematic career in the art department. Nearly all of Huo's films have been written by his wife and collaborator, Qiu Shi, who works under the name "Si Wu." Unlike many of his contemporaries (and predecessors), Huo rarely has had issues with the Chinese government regarding his films, …

Known For

Postmen in the MountainsPostmen in the Mountains · 1999
Postmen in the Mountains
★ 7.71999
MovieDrama
An old postman has spent his whole life delivering mail to the mountain of Hunan and is about to retire, his only son due to take over his duties.
Love in the 1980sLove in the 1980s · 2015
Love in the 1980s
★ 6.02015
MovieRomance
Xuan ZangXuan Zang · 2016
Xuan Zang
★ 6.82016
MovieHistoryDrama
Chinese-Indian historical adventure of Xuan Zang's seventeen-year overland journey to India during the Tang dynasty in the seventh century.
After SeparationAfter Separation · 1992
After Separation
★ 6.81992
MovieDramaComedy
Gu Yan and Lin Zhouyun become involved when their spouses are abroad.
A Time to LoveA Time to Love · 2005
A Time to Love
★ 5.72005
MovieDramaRomance
A love story that should not have happened. But the Great Cultural Revolution fathered it. As memorable as Romeo and Juliet, their love tied with the same intrusion from their families ¨C the hatred. Until one day, they watched Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It inspires them. It gives their juiceless love story the hope for fruit. It brings them the determination to bridge through time setting aside the hatred. The same gives them a wait of 12 years. 12 years of changing time, changing era. Friends come and go. Songs sang become old. How much longer for their love can they hold? How much longer for their love with beautiful memory and unforgettable days can they hold?
Lost in LoveLost in Love · 2019
Lost in Love
★ 4.02019
MovieRomanceDrama
This film tells of the romance between a talented violinist and interior designer. The pair get married almost immediately after meeting each other, though they soon find out that a passionate romance isn't enough to keep a marriage going.
A Mysterious CoupleA Mysterious Couple · 1991
A Mysterious Couple
1991
MovieCrimeDrama
A film by Li Ziyu.
NuanNuan · 2004
Nuan
★ 7.72004
MovieDramaRomance
Like Huo's Postmen in the Mountains, Nuan is a rural drama. The film follows Lin Jinghe, a young man who, for the last ten years, has been living in the big city. When he returns home, he runs into his childhood love, Nuan.

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