Special feature of 1905 film network , sure to shoot Bruce Lee.After that, Ang Lee has not directed a new work for five years. A few days ago, he was interviewed and said that he hoped to shoot a long-planned biography of Bruce Lee, and his son would star and play Bruce Lee, which has been closed for many years.
This time, Ang Lee will no longer shoot in high frame rate and 3D format, but return to the most traditional way of making 2D movies.
This year, Ang Lee is marching towards seventy years of age. He also admitted that time and age wait for no one, hoping to make this film soon.
Five years ago, Ang Lee said in an exclusive interview with 1905 Film Network that there is no age limit for directors. "It is never too old to learn. When your learning ability declines, you are still trying your best to learn. Learning is the essence of life. "
Not only Ang Lee, but also many 70-year-old, 80-year-old and 90-year-old international directors are still active in the front line of the studio, giving everything and doing their best for films that love their lives. They also have a strong desire to learn and express themselves.
Here are 15 great directors aged 70+. Let’s take a look at their current situation and new movies.
, 70 years old
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This year, James Cameron will also enter the "70+ Club". In an interview, he revealed that his script has been written and he has the story ideas of Avatar 6 and Avatar 7. By the time the sixth and seventh films are made, he may not be there and will hand over the baton to other directors.
What is certain at present is that it is in post-production and will be released on December 19, 2025. I look forward to "Ka Shen" continuing to create miracles.
, 72 years old
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Chen Kaige now has two new films to be shown — —"Volunteer 2" has been finished. According to Fu Ruoqing, the chairman of China Film, the second part is more story-telling and richer in characters, and will be launched in this year’s National Day file;Chen Kaige’s personal memories and youthful feelings are his painstaking work after many years.
According to foreign media reports, Chen Kaige plans to shoot the film Song of Swan in the Baltic Sea at the end of this year or early next year, focusing on the story of Tchaikovsky, a classical music composer. Chen Kaige’s artistic ambition may appear in this international epic.
, 74 years old
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Zhang Yimou, who is over 70 years old, is still full of energy and continues to break through herself. In recent years, individual director’s works have accumulated high box office with such blockbuster films.
After "Article 20" was released in the Spring Festival this year, Zhang Yimou quickly devoted himself to the creation of new films. It is reported that he will continue to cooperate with Joy Media. Previously, he also announced that he directed the first online drama League of Legends, and tried to shoot the theme of e-sports for the first time. Zhang Yimou has been exploring more possibilities of creation, seeking innovation and change.
, 74 years old
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From Shushan: The New Swordsman of Shushan in 1980s to 1990s, Tsui Hark continued to expand the performance space of martial arts films.
His latest martial arts film, starring, is in post-production, and will meet the audience this year, which is also the centenary birthday of Jin Yong, and plans to release it simultaneously around the world.
Tsui Hark used to make the animated film Xiaoqian. Recently, the animated film "Human Body Wars" written by him was put on record, and the story setting was similar to that of Japanese animation, which once again returned to the animation field, causing expectations.
, 75 years old
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As the most influential art film director in Spain, Amodova began to make international films, challenging to shoot the first English-language feature film "Next Room".
This is a film about mother and daughter, with a strong cast, a gathering and two international actresses. It will definitely be a hot-selling film in the three major international film festivals in Europe next year.
, 77 years old
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Xu Anhua won the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice International Film Festival in 2020, becoming the first female director in the world to win this award.
In Venice, 1905 Film Network asked Xu Anhua about her passion and motivation for movies. She said that she was depressed because of her age and decreased energy. "I can’t shoot more than 10 hours a day. At a certain age, you can’t do this. "
Xu Anhua also said that he has become more and more confident in his films in recent years. "I hope I can stick to it for a few years and make better films. In 2023, she launched the documentary "Poetry", which recorded the story of her visit to Hong Kong poets and friends, and the film gained a lot of praise.
, 78 years old
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Spielberg, the most prolific director in Hollywood, was launched in 2022, offering his most sincere confession to movies and his family in a semi-autobiographical way.
His new projects have been pouring in. At present, he has been confirmed as the producer of the sequel Ready Player Two and the producer of the restarted Jurassic Park.
Spielberg has three new films under consideration, including the suspense comedy Thursday Reasoning Club, a biography of Jewish-American composer george gershwin, and an original feature film based on the role of detective Frank Bu Park Jung Su in the 1968 action thriller Bu Park Jung Su.
, 78 years old
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In 2023, John Woo, who had rested for many years due to illness, returned to the film industry and returned to Hollywood 20 years later with a new violent aesthetic work "Killing in the Quiet Night". This is his ninth Hollywood film, trying to make it without dialogue.
As the most successful Chinese director in Hollywood, John Woo is currently filming and making an American version.
At the same time, he is developing Ding Long, an American Chinese worker who promoted the spread of China culture in the United States a hundred years ago, hoping to make this film before he retires.
, 81 years old
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As a national treasure director in Canada and a master of B-movies, Conanberg is the idol of directors such as, etc. His works always break through the scale and imagination, which excites fans.
The new film to be released this year is the most personal film of Conanberg, which tells the story of a businessman who made a device to get in touch with his dead wife in the shroud, and pinned his feelings for his dead wife.
, 82 years old
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Martin scorsese’s collaboration with Xiao Lizi won 10 nominations for the Oscar this year. Although there was no harvest, it proved that movie master still has vigorous creative vitality.
When he won the Golden Bear Lifetime Achievement Award at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, Martin said, "I really seem to have always wanted to make a movie. Maybe in a few years, when I see you again, I can shoot another one. "
After Killers of the Flower Moon, he is about to devote himself to The Life of Jesus, which is the same religious theme he touched again after The Last Temptation of Jesus for 36 years. It is reported that he will shoot on the streets of new york with 16mm film and black and white pictures, and the film length will not be very long.
, 83 years old
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Miyazaki Hayao, 83, created it in seven years and won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for the second time. After it was released in mainland China, it set a new record for Japanese animated films, such as the single-day box office of Qingming File, and achieved a double harvest at the box office.
Although this film is regarded as Miyazaki Hayao’s "farewell work", he seems to have continued to pick up the brush and continue to create.
In the latest documentary "2399 Days in Miyazaki Hayao and Studio Ghibli", the final shot shows a painting by Miyazaki Hayao of Usika in Zhang Na, and says that "it is painful to return to this world". Miyazaki Hayao’s next work may be a sequel.
, 85 years old
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Coppola has violated the post of director for more than ten years, and will return with epic masterpieces this year.
Coppola’s idea of filming Metropolis began in 1984 and was finally completed after 40 years. During this period, he sold his winery and raised $120 million for filming, which was the most daring and ambitious project in his later years.
"I’m old, I’ve made all kinds of movies known to mankind, and I’ve made movies in various styles. Now I want to find out what my own style is," Coppola said. "For The Godfather, the key word is inheritance, and Apocalypse Now is morality and privacy. What is Metropolis? It is sincere, that is what I am asking myself. "
, 86 years old
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Nearly ninety years old, ridley scott is still a proper workaholic, with new projects one after another, but he just can’t shoot the sequel that Alien fans want to see most.
After that, Scott directed the long-overdue classic sequel to be released on November 22, 2024, starring and telling the story of the previous work 20 or 30 years later.
, 93 years old
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Yoji Yamada, the Japanese "subaltern director", has directed 90 films in the past 70 years, and has been telling warm stories of civilians. In 2023, he released his 90th film and entered the main competition of Shanghai International Film Festival. He also attended.
Yoji Yamada insisted on being active on the set. He said, "The director once said that I am a bean curd maker. I am also a tofu maker. Making tofu is my profession, my life, and making movies is my life. "
, 94 years old
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Eastwood is 94 years old this year, and has been in the film industry for nearly 70 years. He is famous for his "Escort Trilogy" and has successfully transformed from an actor to a director. He can be said to be the oldest film director in the world.
When he was interviewed in 2021, he made it clear that he would not retire — — "Retirement? I don’t think so. I have been thinking about what to shoot next. " At present, what he is making is said to be a curtain call, but judging from his passion for movies, it is hard to say that it will be the last one.
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This is an era when movie master is dying.
Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira shot to the age of 106, and Japanese directors shot to the age of 100. They shot the film to the last moment of their lives.
Miyazaki Hayao, 83, faced his childhood, reflected on history and summarized his creation with What Life Do You Want to Live, and put his life’s feelings and thoughts into this "Life Movie" as he wished.
Movie master, an 87-year-old British left-wing realist, recently announced his retirement. He has fulfilled his mission.
As directors, their artistic career is approaching perfection, and some directors have no choice but to leave because of their age, or have regrets.
The 77-year-old director has been preparing for the new film "Looking for the River God" for many years, but he has to quit the film industry because of Alz Harmo’s disease. Became the last film of his directing career.
"I hope to take eight weeks off and make a movie at the same time. The whole world opened its doors to me, but it was too late. It is too late.I am getting old. I read something, I saw something, I wanted to tell a story, but there was no time.whenGeorge LucasAnd Spielberg awarded the Oscar toAkira KurosawaAt that time, Kurosawa said, I just started to see the possibility of movies now, but it was too late. He was 83 years old then. I also asked at that time, what did he mean? Now I know what he means. "martin scorsese said.
In this twilight age of the gods, please cherish every new work they have left behind in their later years.