Li Yu’s Films In Light Of Feminism

A Chinese famous female director, Li Yu won the awardsfrequently with her own movies on international prize-giving, which caused theattention of the researchers. Since2000, the first feature film "Summer", Li Yufocus on taking films. So far, a total of five films,"Summer","Beauty","Apple","Buddha Mountain","Not So Simple". From the creation of the documentary tothe creation of films, Li Yu always adheres to their own unique style and regardsthe woman’s survival as the foremost. With the constantly improving andprogressing in the creation, she won the unprecedented success both on the artisticachievement and in the field of commercial value.Starting from the woman’s perspective, her works based on the female, presentwomen living through the different classes and different status in the society tohighlight the attention on woman’s consciousness and consideration. Unlike otherdirectors, as the documentary director of debut, Li Yu in the film either to pursuethe picture beautiful or shock. She formed her own film art style by stressing theexpressions of the shaping of the characters and themes. On the expression offeminine consciousness, she focused on the woman’s social status andrelationships under the patriarchal society. She adheres to the desire and pursuit offemale independence and status by films. Instead of copying western feministtheories, Li Yu put theories in Chinese traditional culture, using the ancientChinese traditional images in the film repeatedly to highlight the need to expressfemale consciousness. Li Yu neatly combined western feminist theories withChina’s traditional culture, creating a brand of Chinese characteristic and feminismfilms. As Li Yu on the international stage, it turns out especially meaningful toresearch and analysis on the director Li Yu’s works.