Yan Geling

Writing

Yan Geling

Born

1958-11-16 (67)

Place of birth

Shanghai, China

Known for

Writing

Credits

13 titles

Yan Geling (simplified Chinese: 严歌苓; traditional Chinese: 嚴歌苓; pinyin: Yán Gēlíng; born 16 November 1958) is a prominent Chinese-American writer, author of several novels, short stories and screenplays. Much of her work has been adapted for film. She is currently represented by the Hong Kong-based Peony Literary Agency.

Known for

Series credits

Behind the camera

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl poster
7.2

Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

1998

The Flowers of War poster
7.4

A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.

The Flowers of War

2011

Earth: One Amazing Day poster
7.7

An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles.

Earth: One Amazing Day

2017

Dangerous Liaisons poster
6.0

Dangerous Liaisons is a Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho based on the novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

Dangerous Liaisons

2012

Youth poster
7.3

A group of performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping a family scandal to dealing with unrequited love, each experiences rejection that shapes their lives.

Youth

2017

Forever Enthralled poster
6.2

The epic story Mei Lanfang, who overcame the prejudice against artists in 1930s China to become the country's greatest opera star.

Forever Enthralled

2008

Siao Yu poster
7.3

Siao Yu needs a green card. Mario Moretti needs his debts paid. Getting married could solve their problems, or multiply them.

Siao Yu

1995

A City Called Macau poster
5.0

A casino broker who funds wealthy gamblers drops her guard when she falls for an artist with a gambling addiction.

A City Called Macau

2019

The Perfect Blue poster
NR

The film tells about a struggle of love and revenge. The story begins decades ago, in the campus filled with poetic youth. Nanjing, Tokyo, Las Vegas, across three different cities the shades of coldness, collision and emptiness change in turns, reflecting the protagonists’ human struggles under different life situations and emotional states.

The Perfect Blue

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心弦 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

心弦

1981

The New World poster
NR

Overseas Chinese making a life for themselves in Chicago. A Chinese-U.S. joint production, shot in 1993 and released in 1996.

The New World

1996