1. Wang Xiaoshuai is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor.
12 Facts About Wang Xiaoshuai
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Wang Xiaoshuai is commonly grouped under the loose association of filmmakers known as the "Sixth Generation" of the Cinema of China.
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Many of Wang Xiaoshuai's works are known for their sensitive portrayal of teens and youths, most notable in films such as Beijing Bicycle, So Close to Paradise, Drifters, and Shanghai Dreams.
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Wang Xiaoshuai's 2008 film In Love We Trust was an exception as it portrays marital strains.
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In 2010, Wang Xiaoshuai was appointed a chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
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Wang Xiaoshuai served as a member of the jury of the BigScreen Italia Film Festival 2006, held in Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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Wang Xiaoshuai was born in 1966 in Shanghai but spent the first thirteen years of his life in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou in southwestern China as a result of upheaval during the Cultural Revolution.
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When he was 15, Wang Xiaoshuai moved to Beijing where he attended the Central Art Academy Middle School to study painting before eventually studying directing at the Beijing Film Academy.
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Wang Xiaoshuai's first film, The Days, was an independent feature shot on the weekends in Beijing and starring Wang's friends as two artists.
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Wang Xiaoshuai followed up Paradise with the family comedy The House in 1999.
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Wang Xiaoshuai decided to direct a simplistic comedy, one that would be sure to pass the censors with a minimum of fuss.
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In 2010, Wang Xiaoshuai was appointed a chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.