她是中国屈指可数的优秀女性导演之一，她追求个性化的视听语言、独特的视角、悠缓的叙事风格，使她游刃于艺术与现实之间。

Hu Mei's unique movie vocabulary

The much anticipated biopic "Confucius", directed by Hu Mei, is about to be released during the Chinese Lunar New Year season for 2010. And recently, Hu revealed that she plans to spend the next two months finishing and promoting the picture. Let's take a closer look at the film and the inspirational career of its director, Hu Mei.

As part of China's 5th generation of directors, Hu Mei gains her reputation on the movie scene for her individual movie vocabulary, and a sensitive feminine style of story telling.

Hu Mei was born in Beijing in 1958. She joined the army in 1975 as a drama performer in military troupes. In 1982 she graduated from the directing department of the Beijing Film Academy, and now works there as a Class One film director.

It was Hu's 1984 movie "Army Nurse" that helped her gain notoriety. The film centers around the lives and loves of Chinese military women, the first ever on the subject matter since the Cultural Revolution. The movie was hailed by the China Film Association in 1985 as one of the top 10 pictures around the country.

Following on that success, Hu shot a number of films that deal with the tough subject matter of war. As a female director, Hu handles such topics with a nuanced artistic approach, incorporating her own experience and understanding of military life. She also made attempts in other film genres, such as the 1986 psychological drama "Away from the War", and the 1988 commercial film "To Hit Without a Gun". One year later she began working as an independent producer, supervising films such as "The Story of Fresh Soldiers", and "The Trail of Sisters".