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FILM DIRECTOR

Ann Hui

1947 - Today

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Ann Hui On-wah, (Chinese: 許鞍華; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Hong Kong which include: literary adaptations, martial arts, semi-autobiographical works, women's issues, social phenomena, political changes, and thrillers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ann Hui has received more than 252,107 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ann Hui is the 621st most popular film director (up from 682nd in 2019), the 694th most popular biography from China (down from 674th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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  • 51.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ann Hui ranks 621 out of 1,581. Before her are Keisuke Kinoshita, Walter Salles, Robert Stevenson, Giovanni Pastrone, Paul Mazursky, and Shirin Neshat. After her are Steven Knight, Paul Grimault, Enzo G. Castellari, Brad Bird, Juraj Herz, and Stan Winston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ann Hui ranks 264. Before her are Orlan, Sammy Hagar, Marcello Semeraro, Jennifer Warnes, Stéphane Courtois, and Hitoshi Igarashi. After her are Gunnar Hansen, Stefan Persson, Bogdan Tanjević, Pauline Moran, Fernando Savater, and Steven Holl.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ann Hui ranks 694 out of 1,392. Before her are Bai Ling (1966), Ulanhu (1906), Wang Zhen (1909), Yao Ming (1980), Li Tang (1050), and Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (1938). After her are Lee Shau-kee (1929), Shi Lang (1621), Lin Huiyin (1904), Guo Pu (276), Tsai Chin (1933), and Feng Youlan (1895).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Ann Hui ranks 10. Before her are Terence Young (1915), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), Chen Kaige (1952), Lo Wei (1918), Edward Yang (1947), and King Hu (1932). After her are Chang Cheh (1923), Chloé Zhao (1982), Xie Jin (1923), Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), Jia Zhangke (1970), and Li Han-hsiang (1926).

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Filmography

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