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Lou Ye

Director

Lou Ye

Directing: 2000 — present · 8 films
Born: 15 March 1965 · age 61
From: Shanghai, China

Lou Ye (Chinese: 娄烨, born 1965), is a Chinese screenwriter-director who is commonly grouped with the "Sixth Generation" directors of Chinese cinema.

Career Signature

How Lou Ye’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

heavy emotional

melancholy beauty

wistful longing

emotionally devastating

Tonal kin

Jacques Audiard

Jacques Audiard10 films

Olivier Assayas

Olivier Assayas18 films

Michael Winterbottom

Michael Winterbottom22 films

Christian Petzold

Christian Petzold13 films

Roberto Faenza

Roberto Faenza4 films

Michihito Fujii

Michihito Fujii5 films

Christoffer Boe

Christoffer Boe3 films

Claire Denis

Claire Denis16 films