Gu Changwei

Upon first impression, internationally renowned cinematographer Gu Changwei seems like a mild-mannered, reticent, and somewhat inarticulate man. And it's an impression he has little problem with: "Although I have made great improvement today, I was an awful stammerer when in middle school. Partly because of that, I do not like to talk too much." ...more

 Story of Peacock

Peacock is set in the average, rather depressed town of Shuiye, in Anyang County of Central China's Henan Province in the 1970s and 1980s. China is just beginning to rub its eyes after the political bender of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) and trying to get to pull itself together to face real life again... more

 Peacock Doesn't Need Gimmicks, or Kung Fu

Gu Changwei's directorial debut, Peacock, has none of the flash or gimmicks of China's recent blockbusters. There are no crouching tigers or hidden dragons, no kung fu hustle. This may help explain why the Peacock script, written by Henan (a province in Central China) writer Li Qiang, the author of a novel by the same name, gathered dust in directors' offices for some seven years without any takers. Several directors read it, but were ultimately afraid that such a simple story would flop at the box office...more

 Movie Review of Peacock: The Memory of A Generation

Heyang, though a fictional place, is based on the real-life city of Anyang in Central China's Henan Province. In the movie, the actors and actresses speak Anyang dialect, which is a very noteworthy feature because a dialect usually reflects the collective wisdom and life experience of local people and illustrates their ways of thinking...more

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