Ann Hui
Filmography:
1979: The Secret
1980: The spooky bunch
1981: God of killers
1982: The Boat people
1984: Love in a fallen city
1987: The romance of Book and Sword
1988: Starry is the night
1990: Song of the Exile
1991: Zodiac Killers
1991: My American Grandson
1993: Boy and his Hero
1995: Summer Snow
1996: Stunt Woman
1997: As Time goes by (d)
1997: Eighteen Springs
1999: Ordinary Heroes
2001: Visible secret
2002: July Rhapsody
2003: Goddess of Mercy
2006: The postmodern life of my Aunt
2008: The Way We Are
2009: Night and Fog
2010: All About Love
2011: A Simple Life
2012: Beautiful 2012
2014: The Golden Era
Selection:
Ann Hui was born in Anshan, Liaoning province, Manchuria in 1947. She moved to Macau, then Hong Kong at the age of five. After receiving a Masters in English and comparative literature at the University of Hong Kong in 1972, she later studied at the London Film School for two years, before returning to Hong Kong.
She became the assistant to prominent Chinese film director and master of martial arts movies, King Hu and directed several drama series and short documentaries for the Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) television station. After a few years in the television industry, Hui finally directed her first feature length film, The Secret in 1979.
She went on to direct over twenty fiction features and gathered numerous awards all over the world.