Ronny Yu - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Ronnie Yu - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Director, Producer, Actor, Writer. At the age of 9 months he contracted polio, as a result of which he had to go through a long rehabilitation period in isolation from his peers. Not having a full-fledged childhood, spending a lot of time alone, he learned to fantasize and invent various of his own fantastic worlds. With age, the emptiness of communication began to fill the cinema, in which he completely immersed himself, presenting himself as a hero of films. Fantasies and hobbies over the course of life and grew into his profession - a director. However, he was just a child in a traditional Chinese family, forced to continue the family business. He entered and graduated from Ohio University with an MA in Economics. Shortly after graduation, a landmark event occurs in Ronnie's life: his friend Police Lieutenant Philip Chan convinces him to write a story about his work based on Philip's professional experience. So, young Ronnie, taking this opportunity, self-taught, wrote the script for the film. After that, Ronnie saw his future destiny only in the cinema, especially since the released film was a great success in Hong Kong. The 1980s were successful years for the young director. He directed and produced several films that were also successful in Hong Kong. And in 1993, his film The Bride With White Hair (Bai fa mo nu zhuan) finally established a distinctive style of script and production. The film became the highlight of the summer of Hong Kong and Taiwan, receiving a prize at the Golden Horse Film Festival (1993), and subsequently also with great success in the United States and Europe, receiving critical acclaim and winning prizes at the Gerardmer Film Festival (Grand Prix, 1994) , Fantafestival (Best Film, 1994), etc. In 1995 his world famous film The Phantom Lover (Ye ban ge sheng) was released, based on the plot of The Phantom of the Opera, using Chinese music from the early 20th century. Inspired by the success of his two films in the United States, Ronnie Yu begins his career in Hollywood. Having directed horror franchises in his unique style of storytelling and directing, he has gained fame with Western audiences in the horror genre. These were the films "Bride of Chucky" (1998), "Freddy vs. Jason" (2003) and others. Without limiting himself within the framework of one genre, in 2005 Ronnie Yu directed the famous film based on the real events of the life of the master of wushu Huo Yuanjia - the drama "Fearless". In several films filmed in Hong Kong, by other directors, Ronnie Yu has appeared as an actor, starring in small roles. Read also about Rachael Blake. All Information About: Ronny Yu - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography. |
