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Naren Hua

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In this Mongolian name, the given name is Naren Hua. There is neither a patronymic nor a family name.
Naren Hua
Born (1962-11-17) 17 November 1962 (age 62)
Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, China
NationalityChinese
Other namesNa Renhua, Na Ren-Hua
Occupationactress
Years active1976-present
SpouseNing Cai
AwardsGolden Rooster – Best Actress
2011 Mother

Naren Hua[1] (born 17 November 1962) is a Chinese film and television actress of Mongolian ethnicity.

Name

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See also: Mongolian name § Inner Mongolia

Her name is derived from the Mongolian word for sunflower (ᠨᠠᡵᠠᠨ
ᡨᠰᡝᡨᠰᡝᡤ наран цэцэг naran tsetseg – "sun", Mongolian: naran; "flower", Mongolian: tsetseg, Chinese: 花, pinyin: huā).[2] It is sometimes romanised as Na Renhua[3][4] or Na Ren-Hua.[5]

Early life

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Naren Hua was born on November 17, 1962, in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, China. She once lived in London and Hong Kong.[6]

Career

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Naren Hua began her film career in 1976 in Zhan Di Huang Hua.[7]

In 1986 she played Xiao Xiao in Xie Fei's A Girl from Hunan, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival,[8] and was one of the first mainland Chinese films to be commercially screened in the United States.[9] The film is based on a 1929 short-story, Xiao Xiao (or Hsiao Hsiao), by author Shen Congwen.[10] A Girl from Hunan tells the story of a willful young girl (initially played by Lin Qing and played as an adult by Naren Hua) who, at the start of the film, is about to enter into an arranged marriage with a two-year-old child, Chun Guan. Xiao Xiao, the girl in question, is only twelve. She lets herself be seduced by a farmhand and soon finds herself pregnant. Knowing that the traditional village still executes women for adultery, Xiao Xiao is desperate to abort the baby but fails to accomplish her goal.

In 1995 she was again directed by Xie Fei in A Mongolian Tale,[11] an adaptation of Zhang Chengzhi's novel Black Steed,[11] which was positively received, being noted both for its performances and settings.[12] The movie had its premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival.[13]

In 2002 she had the leading role in Heavenly Grassland. The film tells about a young Han Chinese boy, Tiger, who is adopted by a family living in the steppes of Inner Mongolia.[14] The boy's father asks a man named Shergan to look after his child while in prison. Shergan keeps his word and brings the boy to Mongolia, where he shares his yurt with his ex-wife Baruma, played by Naren Hua.[15] The boy is at first shocked and repelled by the way of life of the people there, but in time learns to love his new homeland. The movie won Best Photography Award at the Golden Rooster Awards.[16] Her performance was particularly praised[15] and won Nare Hua several accolades, including the Shanghai Film Critics Awards for Best Actress.

In 2010 she had the leading role in Mother, also known as My Mongolian Mother (Chinese: E ji). The film, based on a true story, tells about two Chinese children transplanted in Mongolia, where they are adopted by Qiqigema Erji (Naren Hua) against the wishes of her husband, and raised as nomads. Twenty years later one of the children knows about his biological parents and leaves for Shanghai. The other child also finally meets his biological parents, and is then faced with a choice.[17] Naren Hua won the Best Actress Award at the 28th Golden Rooster Awards for her performance in this movie.[18]

In 2017 she had a supporting role in Li Ruijun's Walking Past the Future.[19] In 2019 she played Juimei in A Dog Barking at the Moon.[14] The movie, which won the award for Best First Feature Film at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival[20] and the Teddy Award at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival for its LGBT topics, tells about a pregnant daughter who is caught between her homosexual father and "unmitigated termagant" mother (Naren Hua), who reverses on her daughter all her anger, whose chief cause is her father's homosexuality.[14] Her performance in this movie was said to carry the "film's sometimes outrageous narrative throughout."[21]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Role Notes
1976 Zhan Di Huang Hua Ma Erlu grand daughter
1979 Ru Yan Fei Sun Jing Shang Xiaoli
1986 A Girl from Hunan Xie Fei/Wu Lan Xiaoxiao Golden Phoenix Award Society Award
Nominated - Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress
1995 A Mongolian Tale Xie Fei Someyer
2002 Heavenly Grassland Sai Fu/Mai Lisi Baorima Golden Phoenix Award Society Award
Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actress
2005 The Monsoon Horse Ning Cai Yingjidema Nominated - Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actress
Between Life and Death (2005 film) Zhou Youchao Xie Li Nominated - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
2010 My Mongolian Mother (credited as Na Renhua) Ning Cai Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress
Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actress
2015 Qi Gong (The Calligraphy Master)
2019 A Dog Barking at the Moon Juimei

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Project Result
1986 Golden Rooster Awards Best Actress A Girl from Hunan Nominated
2002 Best Actress Tianshang caoyuan Nominated
2011 Best Actress My Mongolian Mother Won
2002 Huabiao Awards Best Actress Heavenly Grassland Nominated
2005 Best Actress Season of the Horse Nominated
2011 Best Actress My Mongolian Mother Won
2002 Shanghai Film Critics Awards Best Actress Heavenly Grassland Won
1987 Golden Phoenix Awards Society Award A Girl from Hunan Won
2003 Society Award Heavenly Grassland Won
2006 Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actress Life and Death of Niu Yuru Nominated
1988 Shanghai Film Studio Xiaobaihua Award Best Actress Zhanzheng rang neren zou kai Won
2002 Chinese Minority Horse Award Best Actress Heavenly Grassland Won
2004 Jie zhongguo dianyǐng tong niu jiang Best Actress Zhi feiji Won

References

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  1. ^ China Tripping: Encountering the Everyday in the People's Republic. Rowman & Littlefield. 8 February 2019. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-5381-2371-3. Naren Hua
  2. ^ "大陆明星著名演员娜仁花" [Mainland star, famous actress Naren Hua]. 中国蒙古学信息网 (China Mongolian Studies Information Network). Inner Mongolia University Library, Mongolian Studies Division. April 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Best Actor and Actress". Beijing Review. 28 October 2011. This year's Golden Rooster prizes for best actress and actor were awarded respectively to Na Renhua and Sun Chun
  4. ^ "14th Huabiao awards held in Beijing". China.org.cn. 29 August 2011. Na Renhua, for her leading role in "Mother," and Xu Fan, who stars in "Aftershock," shared the Best Actress Award
  5. ^ "Na Ren-Hua". Hong Kong Movie DataBase. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  6. ^ Jeremy A. Murray; Paul G. Pickowicz; Perry Link (2019). China Tripping Encountering the Everyday in the People's Republic. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-5381-2371-3.
  7. ^ "《额吉》内蒙古热拍 蒙古演员娜仁花扮演草原妈妈". 1905.com (in Chinese). 10 May 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Festival de Cannes: A Girl from Hunan". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  9. ^ Canby, Vincent (1988-03-04). "Film: 'Girl from Hunan' - Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  10. ^ Duzan, Brigitte (4 October 2010). "" Xiaoxiao " (《萧萧》) La nouvelle de Shen Congwen (沈从文) et son adaptation par Xie Fei (谢飞)" (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  11. ^ a b Maslin, Janet (1997-04-03). "A Mongolian Tale (1995): Elemental Tale in an Even More Elemental Setting". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
  12. ^ Stack, Peter (1997-04-25). "Life May Be Simple, But Love Is Tough". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  13. ^ "19th Montreal World Film Festival Awards". Film Scouts LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  14. ^ a b c Halligan, Fionnuala. "'A Dog Barking At The Moon': Hong Kong Review". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  15. ^ a b Elley, Dereck. "Heavenly Grassland". Variety. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  16. ^ Chun-Yen Chang; Charles Tijus; Teen-Hang Meen (2020). Education And Awareness Of Sustainability - Proceedings Of The 3rd Eurasian Conference On Educational Innovation 2020 (Ecei 2020). World Scientific Publishing Company. pp. 65–68. ISBN 978-981-12-2801-8.
  17. ^ "My Mongolian Mother 2010". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  18. ^ Johnston, Sheila. "Result of 28th Golden Rooster Awards". ent.sina.com.cn. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  19. ^ Tsui, Clarence. "'Walking Past the Future' ('Lu Guo Wei Lai'): Film Review | Cannes 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Billie And Emma wins audience award at Inside Out 2019". Now, June 3, 2019.
  21. ^ Yartey, Abigail. "A Flare for sexual freedom and diversity". Morning Star. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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