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Wayne Wang. Director: Smoke. Wayne Wang is a key figure in the development of independent filmmaking, alternating major Hollywood studio films such as »The Joy Luck Club« with smaller, independent work like »Smoke«.
Wayne Wang ( traditional Chinese: 王穎; simplified Chinese: 王颖; pinyin: Wáng Yǐng; Jyutping: Wong4 Wing6; born January 12, 1949) is a Hong Kong-American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Considered a pioneer of Asian-American cinema, he was one of the first Chinese-American filmmakers to gain a major foothold in Hollywood.
Wayne Wang was born on 13 March 1978 in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China. He is an actor, known for Under the Microscope (2023), Wu suo wei ju (2023) and Stand or Fall (2023). He has been married to Si Gao since 15 December 2018.
Wayne Wang. Director: Smoke. Wayne Wang is a key figure in the development of independent filmmaking, alternating major Hollywood studio films such as »The Joy Luck Club« with smaller, independent work like »Smoke«.
Oct 31, 2023 · Wayne Wang is a poet of longing. Attempts to categorize him, to identify auteurist hallmarks in his films, seem to neglect that aspect of desire in his pictures; not a desire for sex, though there is sex in his films, but for connection.
May 5, 2022 · Wayne Wang Still Isn’t Satisfied. On the 40th anniversary of his breakthrough drama, “Chan Is Missing,” the auteur says a new generation of Asian American filmmakers must make more challenging...
Wayne Wang is a Hong Kong-born film director, producer, and screenwriter who became one of the first major Asian directors in the United States. He directed both big-budget Hollywood studio motion pictures and low-budget independent films (without the backing of a major studio).
Oct 4, 2008 · Wayne Wang has made 18 films since "Chan Is Missing" 1982. I have seen 14 of them, and admired all but one. He's had big box office successes like " The Joy Luck Club ," "Maid in Manhattan" and " Last Holiday ," and hasn't made a film primarily about Chinese characters since "Chinese Box" (1997).
Sep 15, 2008 · For more than 25 years Wang, now 59, has reinvented himself time and again with apparent ease, zigzagging between America and Asia, big and small movies, safe bets and wild risks, insider and...
Mar 24, 2024 · The Joy Luck Club’s Wayne Wang is probably the best-known Asian-American film director. While he made his name making films in the United States, Wang was born in Hong Kong, in 1949.
