陳坤厚
CHEN Kun-hou
Cast & Crew |
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| Type： | Director , Cinematography |
| Biography： |
Born in 1939 in Taichung, Chen Kun-hou (陳坤厚) was admitted by the Central Motion Picture Corporation in 1962 to learn cinematography. His first cinematography work was the film ""Story of Mother (母親的三十歲)"" by Sung Tsun-shou (宋存壽) in 1971. Later he collaborated with director Li Hsing (李行) to make several films including ""He Never Gives Up (汪洋中的一條船),""and ""The Story of a Small Town (小城故事)."" Since 1979, Chen had also collaborated with director Hou Hsiao-hsien (侯孝賢) for a series of romance films written by Hou and shot by Chen. All the films they made together performed well at the box office. In 1982, Chen and Hou established a film company and produced ""Growing Up (小畢的故事)."" The low-budget film became a blockbuster that was highly acclaimed. ""Growing Up"" won the Golden Horse Awards for best feature film, best director, best adapted screenplay in 1983, and became one of the most important works of New Taiwanese Cinema. They ended their collaboration in 1985 and developed their own movie styles later on. |
Honor |
| Year | Title | Festivals and Awards |
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| 2018 | The Boys From Fengkuei (Digital Restoration) | 1984 Nantes Fest. Of Three Continents: grand prize 1984 Cannes Intl. Film Fest. 1984 Hawaii Film Fest. 1984 Nantes Fest. Of Three Continents 1984 London Film Fest. 1984 Asian Pacific Film Fest. 1985 Rotterdam Film Fest. 1985 San Francisco Film Fest. 1985 PIA Film Fesitval, Japan 1987 Amiens Marche Intl du Film 1988 Pesaro Film Fest. 1988 La Rochelle Interntioanl Film Festival, France 1988 Vancouver Intl. Film Fest. 1989 Boston Film Fest. 1991 Toronto Intl. Film Fest. |
| 2013 | The Sandwich Man (Digital Restoration) | |
| 2012 | Happy Triangle Land | |
| 2008 | Lupinghua2009 | |
| 1993 | GROWING UP | |
| 1988 | Spring and Autumn Tea House | |
| 1987 | Osmanthus Alley | |
| 1986 | Drifters | |
| 1985 | My Favorite Season | |
| 1985 | His Matrimony | |
| 1984 | ||
| 1983 | The Boys From Fengkuei | 1984 Nantes Fest. Of Three Continents: grand prize |
| 1983 | The Sandwich Man | |
| 1982 | Six Is Company | |
| 1981 | Cheerful Wind | |
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| 1980 | ||
| 1978 | He Never Gives Up | 1978 Taipei Golden Horse Awards - Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor |