Zhu Shilin

Zhu Shilin

(July 27, 1899 - January 5, 1967) Chinese film director, artist and screenwriter. He is from Taicang, Jiangsu Province. Studied in Shanghai technical school. He has worked as a bank trainee, a railway bureau employee and a part-time compiler in Beijing Zhenguang cinema.

Personal profile

In 1923, Zhu Shilin joined the North China Film Company as director of the translation department, and wrote the scripts of suicide contract, old capital spring dream, love and obligation. "Spring dream of the old capital" was a big hit when it was released, which made Zhu Shilin famous in the film industry and opened the way for him to join the film industry.

In 1932, Zhu Shilin went to Shanghai to join Lianhua film company and formally joined the film industry. "Ci Mu Qu" is the most important film edited and directed by Zhu Shilin in this period. The theme of this film is still of great significance in the past half century. The film pays attention to the use of lens, which lays a good foundation for the successful characterization and atmosphere rendering. At that time, funds were limited, but Zhu Shilin always liked to explore experiments under limited conditions. He is strict in his work. He never makes anything crude. He tries to express the content in the best movie language.

Personal experience

During the Anti Japanese War, Zhu Shilin made many films about Anti Japanese and national salvation, which played a positive role in the victory of the war. When Zhu Shilin went to Hong Kong in 1946, the film industry in Hong Kong was desolate. Zhu Shilin became one of the first pioneers. In the first two years, Zhu Shilin made films such as "no pity for the same disease" and "where is the jade man". These films were skillful in techniques and also touched some social problems, but they were not paid attention to.

In 1948, Zhu Shilin made a large-scale historical palace boudoir film, the secret history of Qing Palace (1948), which caused a sensation. The next year, he directed born and die. This film is surreal in conception, but delicate and real in detail description. It is a unique film.

The 1950s was the peak period of Zhu Shilin's creation, and he created many excellent films such as "a board apart". Zhu Shilin is good at exploring the beauty of human nature in the ordinary people and ordinary life. He is more good at using delicate and fluent, implicit and humorous techniques to write the tangled disputes between people.

Zhu Shilin has been a filmmaker for more than 40 years. He has directed more than 100 films, many of which have become classics. Most movies have influence and continue to influence many young people who love movies. His films have a high reputation overseas, and he occupies an important position in the history of Chinese films.

Main works

Feature film

1934: return, youth

1935: Marriage

1937: Lianhua Symphony: Ghost, loving mother (co directed with Luo Mingyou), pearl of the sea of people, new and old times, scenery of the sea of art, movie city

1939-1940: Wen Su Chen (1-4)

1940: Sai Jinhua, Meng Lijun (cooperation with Tu Guangqi)

1941: xueyanniang, Princess Biluo, dragon pond and tiger's cave, wild flowers have no fragrance of home

1942: the third generation, Grand View Garden on the sea, fraternity

1943: liangxiao huanongyue, the second generation

1945: national treasure, orchid spectrum (cooperation with Sang arc)

1946: no pity for the same disease, each has its own merits, and a dream of spring

Where is the jade man

1949: life and death

1952: Treasure Map

1953: Mid Autumn Moon and shuihongling

1954: Yan Shuangfei and sister song

1955: Peacock screen, a year's plan, the mystery of young grandma, the visit of heti, lilac girl

1956: lonely heart, the first night of marriage, widows and wives

1957: snatching the bridegroom

1958: the book of husband and wife

1959: dream of the golden house

1960: Yuanyang of the same fate

1961: Chen San and Wu Niang, thunderstorm

1962: three Phoenix courtship

1963: Dong Xiaowan, a plum in the wind and snow

1964: spring dream in my hometown

Directing feature films

1931: Suicide contract

1935: Guofeng (in cooperation with Luo Mingyou)

1940: Xiangfei

1941: return to soul fragrance and meat (also known as spirit and meat)

1942: wedding night, after dusk

1943: eternal love (in cooperation with Ma xuweibang, Yang Xiaozhong and bu wancang) children

1944: don't ask for people, all grass and trees are soldiers

1945: Modern husband and wife, renewal of ten thousand households (cooperation with Bu wancang, Yang Xiaozhong, etc.)

1948: the secret history of Qing Palace

1950: Flower Girl

1951: miss the best time

1952: one board apart

1954: the joy of housewarming, between water and fire

Film plays

1931: old capital spring dream, love and obligation, hengniang, yutangchun, Yinhan double stars, Yinxing lucky

1932: spring dream of the old capital

1933: such a hero

1934: a good night

1936: the martyrs of the lonely city

1944: Danfeng Chaoyang

1953: the world of flowers

1957: Lotus in the snow, looking forward to Lang's return at night, women singing and Fu Sui

1958: unmarried mother

1959: love of cardamom

1960: five girls

1965: Cricket Emperor

"A board apart" and "a year's plan" won the 949-1955 excellent film award of the Ministry of culture

"New widows" won the "top ten" excellent film award jointly selected by Beijing daily and Radio Beijing in 1957

Director of animation

1931 "compatriots wake up quickly"

1932 unity