Bi Gan: Chinese director reinventing cinema with 'Resurrection'
Chinese director Bi Gan, hailed as a major contemporary auteur, premiered his latest film 'Resurrection' to critical acclaim. In 2018, at age 30, he stunned the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard section with 'Long Day's Journey Into Night', a noir-romantic hybrid featuring a virtuosic long 3D single-shot sequence. His work reexamines film history to forge a universal cinematic language.
Key facts
- Bi Gan is a young Chinese director.
- His latest film is titled 'Resurrection'.
- In 2018, he premiered 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' at Cannes.
- The film screened in the Un Certain Regard section.
- He was under 30 at the time of the 2018 premiere.
- 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' blends film noir and romantic drama.
- The film contains a lengthy 3D single-shot sequence.
- Bi Gan is considered one of the great auteurs of contemporary cinema.
Entities
Artists
- Bi Gan
Institutions
- Cannes Film Festival
- Un Certain Regard
Locations
- Cannes
- France