Liu Bingjian

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Bingjian
Born	(1963-10-16) October 16, 1963 Anhui, China
Years active	1990s-2000s
Awards	FIPRESCI Prize 1999 Men and Women (Locarno)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	劉冰鑒
Simplified Chinese	刘冰鉴
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Líu Bīngjiàn

Liu Bingjian (born October 16, 1963, in Anhui) is a Chinese film director who emerged on the cinema scene in the late 1990s with his LGBT-themed film Men and Women.

Career

Originally trained as a painter, Liu attended the prestigious Beijing Film Academy where he studied cinematography. Upon graduation, he switched to directing and worked in television before making his first film Inkstone which failed to be screened either in China or abroad.

In 1999, he directed the underground LGBT film Men and Women. Though the film was banned in China, it was seen as a rare example of a Chinese film to treat homosexuality as an everyday occurrence.

Liu followed up Men and Women with Cry Woman in 2002.

Like many of his colleagues, Liu Bingjian emerged from the underground scene with 2004's state-approved Plastic Flowers, starring actress Liu Xiaoqing in her first role in over a decade. The film premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.

Filmography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Notes
1995	Inkstone	砚床
1999	Men and Women	男男女女
2002	Cry Woman	哭泣的女人
2004	Plastic Flowers	春花开
2010	The Back		Bei mian

External links

• Liu Bingjian at IMDb
• Liu Bingjian at the Chinese Movie Database