Modern Express News "Jiangnan has nothing, talk about giving a branch of spring." On January 8th, a special screening of the intangible cultural heritage documentary film "Tiangong Suzuo" was held at the Art Cinema of the China Film Archive. Through light and shadow and rich experience projects on the spot, the event brought the charm of Jiangnan to Beijing, and was eagerly praised by the Beijing audience.
△ The scene of the event
Hot scene
Jiangnan charm was well received by Beijing audiences, and nearly 500 tickets were sold out
On the same day, enthusiastic audiences came to the theater early and looked forward to the start of the special screening of the intangible cultural heritage documentary film "Tiangong Suzuo". As a documentary film with a niche theme, "Tiangong Suzuo" exceeded expectations in popularity, and nearly 500 tickets sold out in just one week.
Sun Xianghui, director of the China Film Archive and director of the China Film Art Research Center, Wang Mingzhu, deputy director of the Jiangsu Provincial Film Bureau, and Jin Jie, member of the Standing Committee of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and director of the Publicity Department, attended the event. The event was presided over by Lin Siwei, deputy director of the China Film Archive and deputy director of the China Film Art Research Center.
△ Sun Xianghui
In his speech, Sun Xianghui said that everyone is welcome to the Art Theater of the China Film Archive to participate in the special screening of the Suzhou Culture and Art Exhibition Week - the intangible cultural heritage documentary film "Tiangong Suzuo". "Suzhou brought Suzhou's traditional culture to Beijing through this cultural and art exhibition week, so that Beijing citizens felt a strong Jiangnan charm."
△ Jin Jie
Jin Jie introduced the craftsman spirit behind the film, and the movie "Tiangong Suzuo" focused on 9 traditional handicrafts in Suzhou, not only showing a piece of ingenious artwork, but also focusing on the "people" who passed on the art. "'Tiangong Suzuo' not only carries the cultural value of the documentary, but also embodies the attitude and value concept of contemporary Chinese, and embodies the spirit of Chinese craftsmen in the new era."
The organizers of the event also brought a very rich range of prizes to the audience and friends, including Suzhou chromatic paper-cut lanterns, exquisite silk notebooks, etc., which set off a small climax in the movie hall.
There are countless circles of fans
Love movies also love Suzhou, the audience lined up to experience the silk reeling machine
The reporter learned that the documentary film "Tiangong Suzuo" was guided by the Propaganda Department of the Suzhou Municipal Cpc Committee of the Communist Party of China, and jointly produced by the Suzhou Radio and Television General Station and the Suzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection and Management Office. From the perspective of 12 representative intangible cultural heritage inheritors, the film tells the past and present lives of 9 typical Su zuo crafts, including lanterns, nuclear carvings, Song brocade, Ming-style furniture, boat points, Su embroidery, Xiangshan gang creation, silk and jade carving, highlighting the spirit of craftsmen in the new era with Shouzheng innovation as the core.
In the film, whether it is a small boat carved from an olive core with a diameter of 2.5 centimeters, or a double-sided embroidery of two generations of Gu Su embroidery, these beautiful and delicate "Su Zuo" are countless fans. The persistence of the craftsmen in the film also brought overflowing emotions to the audience.
The reporter noted that in addition to the highly acclaimed film, the 15 reeling machines arranged at the event site have also become the punching points for many audiences to queue up.
△ Fans experience silk
There is also a teacher from Suzhou who provides on-site guidance to let the audience experience the practice and personally experience the traditional culture of Su Zuo. Mr. Lin, a Beijing film fan who is experiencing a silk reeling machine, said, "I usually like to watch movies, and the other day I saw the news that "Tiangong Suzuo" was going to be screened in Beijing, and I thought that this documentary was still quite meaningful, so I immediately bought a ticket and came with my children, and I wanted her to understand the charm of Su Zuo from it. ”
Mr. Lin's daughter was very happy to be able to experience silk in the special screening of the film, "I am in the fourth grade this year, and I have never touched silk before, this is my first attempt. While feeling novel, I also truly experienced the hardships of the intangible cultural heritage teachers in the film. Because the silk should pay attention to changing hands, but also keep changing feet. ”
On and off screen
Show the spirit of Su Zuo craftsmanship, this year will be released overseas
In the post-screening exchange session, several guests shared their unique feelings about the film. The famous curator and film critic Sha Dan mentioned the scenes in the film that touched him and made him want to cry. Zhou Jianming, a national-level representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project nuclear carving, Song Weidong, a representative inheritor of jiangsu provincial-level intangible cultural heritage project Ming-style furniture, Chen Wen, a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project Of Suzhou, and Wang Liqiu, a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project in Suzhou, not only recalled behind the scenes of creation, but also shared their interpretation of traditional Chinese art and aesthetic taste on the spot.
△ Lucky audience received "gifts" from Suzhou
Li Hong, chief producer of "Tiangong Suzuo", revealed that the time of conception of this film is actually quite long. "Suzhou's handicraft categories are very complete. When we were thinking about this film, we thought, how to present suzhou's handicrafts in a 90-minute film? We chose embroidery and jade carving, which everyone will think of when they mention Suzhou, and also chose architectural memories such as the Xiangshan Gang. I hope that this film can become a beginning for everyone to understand Suzhou's craftsmanship. ”
△ Post-screening communication
It is reported that the documentary film "Tiangong Suzuo" has previously been released nationwide on July 10, 2021, and has received funding from the National Film Specially Funded Excellent Domestic Film Publicity and Distribution Project. The film will also be released overseas this year, showing the world the era value of "Su Gong" and "Su Zuo", so that overseas audiences can get closer to the spiritual core of traditional Chinese culture.
It is worth mentioning that this event is one of the series of activities of the Suzhou Culture and Art Exhibition Week of "Meet Beijing and Meet Jiangnan". The Suzhou Culture and Art Exhibition Week will run from January 7 to 20, when Suzhou Opera, Kunqu Opera, Symphony, Ballet and "Suzhou New Year" Experience Week will be held one by one.
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