Fei Mu
Fei Mu
Biography
Born in Shanghai, China, Fei Mu is considered by many to be one of the major film directors prior to the communist revolution in 1949. Known for his artistic style and costume dramas, Fei made his first film, 1933's Night in the City (produced by the Lianhua Film Company), at the young age of 27, and he was met with both critical and popular acclaim. Continuing to make films with Lianhua, Fei directed films throughout the 1930s and became a major talent in the industry, with films like 1936's Blood on Wolf Mountain and 1935's Song of China. Fei's legacy as one of China's greatest directors was sealed with his 1948 influential masterpiece Spring in a Small Town about a love triangle in post-war China. In 2005, Spring in a Small Town was declared the greatest Chinese film ever made by the Hong Kong Film Critics Association.Fei remained active in this so-called "Second Golden Age" and also directed China's first color film Remorse at Death (1948), which incorporated Beijing Opera and starred Mei Lanfang. Following the Communist revolution in 1949, Fei Mu, along with many other artists and intellectuals fled to Hong Kong. There he founded Longma Film Company ("Dragon-Horse Films") with Zhu Shilin and Fei Luyi and produced (under the Longma name) Zhu Shilin's The Flower Girl (1951). Following his death in Hong Kong in 1951, Fei Mu and his work fell into obscurity, as much of his filmography was forgotten or ignored on the Mainland, rejected by leftist critics as indicative of rightist ideologies. It was not until the 1980s, when the China Film Archive re-opened after being closed down during the Cultural Revolution, did Fei Mu's work find a new audience. Most significant was a new print made by the China Film Archive from the original negative of Spring in a Small Town.  
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
20
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-10-10 (118 years old)
Place of Birth
Shanghai, China
Crew

1951

The Flower Girl Producer

1948

Remorse at Death Director

1941

Children of the World Screenplay

1940

Confucius Director

1940

Confucius Writer

1937

Symphony of Lianhua Director

1937

Murder in the Oratory Director

1936

Blood on Wolf Mountain Screenplay

1935

Song of China Director

1934

Life Director

1934

Sea of Scented Snow Director

1934

Sea of Scented Snow Screenplay

1933

Chengshi zhi ye Director

1933

Chengshi zhi ye Writer