Peng Xiaolian

Peng Xiaolian (}}; 26 June 1953 – 19 June 2019) was a Chinese film director, scriptwriter and author. A graduate of the 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy, she was a member of the Fifth Generation, although her style differed from the other members of this group. She is known for her series of films about Shanghai, including ''Once Upon a Time in Shanghai'' (1998), which won the Best Picture Award of the Huabiao Awards; ''Shanghai Story'' (2004), which won four Golden Rooster Awards including Best Director and Best Picture; and ''Shanghai Rumba'' (2006), based on the romance of the movie star couple Zhao Dan and Huang Zongying. Provided by Wikipedia