Zhao Fei
FilmmakerChinese·b. 1961
Known for:
Raise the Red Lantern (1991), Red Sorghum (1988), Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Chinese cinematographer who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy alongside Zhang Yimou and other fifth-generation filmmakers. He later shot three films for Woody Allen after Allen saw his work on Raise the Red Lantern.
Zhao Fei's Gear List(1)
ARRI
Connection note
Shot Raise the Red Lantern (1991) and Red Sorghum (1988) on Arriflex cameras, establishing the vivid color palette that defined Zhang Yimou's early films.
Product description
The Arriflex 35 BL (Blimped Lightweight), introduced in 1972, was the first self-blimped 35mm motion picture camera quiet enough for sync-sound shooting without an external housing. Its mirror-reflex viewfinder and rugged construction made it a standard tool in European and independent filmmaking from the 1970s onward.
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Last updated March 24, 2026
