If it weren't for the introduction of veteran film fans "Xiao Yu Night Talk", I really don't know that China has also filmed a version of the movie of the same name called "Soul Breaking Blue Bridge". The time was in 1941.
In 1940, Hollywood MGM Pictures launched a love film, the literal translation of the film is "Waterloo Bridge", a very common name, the film is based on the play staged on Broadway in New York City, the United States on January 6, 1930, in fact, as early as 1931, James Wheel was put on the screen, the title is also called "Waterloo Bridge", and the 40-year version of the film has the same name, the version by Douglas Montgomery, Starring May Clarke, unlike later versions, the film's heroine Mara was a prostitute before she met Roy, and was closer to Robert Clarke. The original screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood, due to its age, did not have many audiences who had seen this version, so it did not have much impact.
Now widely known is the '40 version, directed by Mauvin Leroy and starring Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor. The film is slightly modified in the plot, telling the story of a chance, ballet actress Maya met senior officer Roy at Waterloo Bridge, the two fell in love at first sight, and decided to marry immediately, but just the night before the wedding, Roy received orders, the troops were dispatched that night, and the two were forced to separate. Another fortuitous situation, Mara accidentally sees Roy's name appear on the list of the dead, it is really a leak in the house, she is dismissed by the troupe, life is impossible, forced to become a prostitute. But Roy wasn't dead, and he came back anxious to see Mara. However, Mara felt that her own suffering prevented her from facing roy's marriage and the prominence of roy's family. She came to Waterloo Bridge and ended her life without fear.
The film has a deep literary and artistic atmosphere, and the tear-jerking effect is strong. In addition to lamenting the creation of people, the whole film can also be used as a record of the morality of that era. The succession of the two wars echoes, giving this standard love tragedy story an anti-war message. The theme song "Friendship lasts for a long time" is even more popular all over the world. But the film did not cause a strong sensation in the West, but in China it is very popular, especially favored by college students on campus, with Chinese classical color of the translation of the name is to enhance the tragic color of this story, the two big stars are familiar to Chinese audiences, after the translation factory actors Liu Guangning and Qiao Hazel dubbing restoration, this poignant story into thousands of households, is one of the most familiar and favorite foreign films by Chinese audiences.
In 1941, Yihua Pictures saw that the film was very popular, so it wrote a Chinese version of "Soul Breaking Blue Bridge" based on the original story, written by Ye Yifang and directed by dramatist Mei Yan. The theme song of the film still follows the melody of "Friendship for a Long Time", the arrangement is Chen Gexin, the lyricist is the film director Mei Yan, and the singer is Li Lihua, the female lead actress in the film. The film tells the story of Lu Ning, a student of the Aviation School, who meets Mei Lan, a dancer of the Silver Light Song and Dance Troupe who comes to Hangzhou to perform by the West Lake, and the two fall in love with each other and fall in love, but in the end it is a tragedy. The basic plot has not changed, and even the identity of the heroine has remained consistent.
In 1947, CLP No. 2 Factory remade another "Qingqing Riverside Grass" based on this story, and carried out a Sinicized transformation, directed by Fang Peilin, starring Wang Danfeng, Yan Jun, and Zheng Min. The film tells the super difficult love story of the young girl LanJing and the young engineer Prince during the War of Resistance Against Japan, and was released in 1947. Unlike previous versions, the film ends in a reunion that meets the psychological needs of Chinese audiences, which is an important film work before the founding of the People's Republic of China by Wang Danfeng, which had a great influence at the time and its reputation extends far as the Nanyang area.
Today, we are talking about these different versions of "Soul Break Blue Bridge", are you familiar with them? Are you immersed in this tragic story again? Welcome to leave a message about the story and favorite version of "Soul Break Blue Bridge" that you know.